Week 4-1-1 Notes Flashcards
What are ACES
Adverse childhood experiences are inconsistent, stressful, threatening, hurtful, traumatic, neglectful and harmful social exchanges
Yes definition highlights how interpersonal relationships can affect him and development and can be harmful
Who were the adverse childhood experiences study conducted by
Dr. Vincent Felitti 
What did Dr. Felitti do in his study
He took 10,000 adults and examined their past adolescent experiences and their current health conditions. They were a part of a health plan in San Diego
What categories did Felitti group the participants traumatic experiences of the childhood
He group them into two categories: traumatic events that constituted abuse (Such as psychological abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse) and Household dysfunction (such as parental substance abuse, mental illness, criminal behavior, or domestic violence)
What were the results of the study
The most common abuse was sexual abuse
The most common household dysfunction was substance abuse
Over half of the participants sampled said that they experience at least one of the two kinds of abuse
