adverse childhood experiences study

Question 1

adverse childhood experience stands for?

Answer 1

ACEs

Question 2

what was the purpose of the ACEs study?

Answer 2

look at the relationship of health risk behavior and disease in adulthood linked with exposure of childhood emotional, physical, or SA, and household dysfunction

Question 3

what was the conclusion to the ACEs study?

Answer 3

strong relationship between abuse exposure to abuse or household dysfunction during childhood and multiple risk factors for several leading causes of death

Question 4

psychological abuse

Answer 4

parent/adult in your home ever swore, insulted, or put you down

Question 5

physical abuse

Answer 5

parent/adult in your home ever hit, beat, kicked, or physically kicked you

Question 6

contact sexual abuse

Answer 6

adult/person at least 5 years older ever touched you in a sexual way or tried to make you touch their body in a sexual way or attempted to have sex with you

Question 7

intimate partner violence

Answer 7

violent treatment of mother or step-mother

Question 8

household substance abuse

Answer 8

household member was a problem drinker, alcoholic, used street drugs or abused prescription meds

Question 9

mental illness

Answer 9

household member was depressed or mentally ill or a household member attempted suicide

Question 10

criminal behavior in the household

Answer 10

household member went to prison