Childhood Abuse Flashcards
Sexual abuse the worst form of abuse?
Nope, emotional and physical can be just as bad
What can be emotional abuse?
Bullying, racism, invalidation
Kinds of adverse childhood events?
Physical
Sexual
Emotional
Disability (even small things like low hung ears)
In care
Household dysfunction: poverty, violence, substance abuse
Household dysfunctions could be?
Poverty Parental divorce/death Mental illness Domestic violence Criminality
Kids bullied had how much more depression 5 years later?
Triple the incidence
Consequences of adverse social events?
Single parenthood Delinquency Educational outcomes Marital breakdown Social function Domestic violence
Who are more likely to suicide ‘successfully’ ?
Those who had adverse childhood events
Physical manifestations of ppl with adverse childhood events?
Med Dx More meds Migraine HTN DM Obesity Cancer Arthritis
What are the axis?
Axis I: Top level Dx
Axis II: developmental
Axis III: physical
What are the 6 primary emotions?
Happiness Sadness Fear Anger Surprise Disgust
Personality is how much inherited?
60-65%
3 important Character development?
Self-transcendence
Cooperative news
Self-directiveness
Who has more autoimmune disorders?
Adverse childhood events
How does childhood events affect telomeres?
Shorter for those with childhood events
Diagnostic Humility is?
Knowing that what you see is just a slice of the patient, there’s a huge amount of things about before, developmental is important!
