ACE's
Childhood Development
Consequences of Ace's
Trauma-Informed Care
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100

What does ACE stand for?

Adverse Childhood Experience

100

All children learn and develop the same, true or false?

False

100

All stress is bad, true or false?

What is false?


100

What is Trauma-Informed Care

What is an approach that assumes an individual is more likely than not to have a history of trauma?

100

Every safe, supportive, consistent relationship can aid in the healing process, true or false?

What is True?

200

More than half of adults report having experienced at least one ACE? True or False

What is True?

61% of Adults have reported experienced at least one ACE

200

Children in early childhood development like to be competitive, true or false?

What is False?

200

A supportive environment with healthy relationships can help establish healthy stress responses, true or false?

What is True?
200

The first "R" in Trauma-Informed Care is what?

What is Realize?

200

Children who develop their own mechanisms and behaviors for coping with that stress should be encouraged to change if mechanism is strange, true or false?

What is false?

Not all mechanisms are maladaptive and some may even seem strange but are beneficial for the child

300

1 out of how many people reported they had experienced four or more types of ACEs?

What is 6?

300

Peer pressure starts to become and issue at what stage of development? 

What is Middle childhood(9-12)?

Friendships are healthy but peer pressure becomes an issue

300

ACEs have neurological, psychological, biological, and ________ effects?

What are social effects?

300

Every child who has been traumatized has easily identifiable emotional or behavioral difficulties, true or false?

What is false?

Empathy and understanding is key to dealing with these situations

300

In order to build trustworthiness and transparency one should be _____ and _________ during each encounter?

What is open and honest?

400

The life expectancy of individuals with 6+ ACEs is how many years shorter than individuals with none?

What is 19 years shorter?

400

Children develop a strong sense of right and wrong during what stage of development?

What is Late Stage?


12-14 year old children look up to friends more often than their parents at this age. Social connections play a strong role in determining personal idenity.

400

Excessive activation of the fight-or-flight stress-response system is called what?

What is toxic stress?

400

All ACEs can manifest as internalizing and externalizing behaviors, true or false?

What is True?


400

The following are all called what?

  • Individuals discussing past trauma

  • Violent media 

  • Sensations - Heat can be a trigger for sexual abuse victims

What are triggers?

Avoid triggers in order to avoid Re-traumatization 

500

The name 2 of the 3 major categories of ACE's

What is neglect, abuse, or household dyfunction

500

Body image and eating problems can start during what stage of development?

What is Middle Stage?

But can vary just as all children are different 

500

Over activation of the stress-response system can disrupt brain and organ development leading to what?

What is a weakened immune system?

Over activation of stress can disrupt development and cause a decrease in the defense system against diseases

500

These are all internalizing or externalizing behavior?

  • Nightmares

  • Feels dizzy

  • Overtired

  • Aches, pains

  • Headaches

  • Nausea

  • Stomachaches

  • vomiting

What is Internalizing?

500

What are the 6 Key Principles of Trauma-Informed Care?

  1. Safety

  2. Trustworthiness and transparency

  3. Peer Support

  4. Collaboration and mutuality

  5. Empowerment, voice, and choice

  6. Cultural, historical, and gender issues