#2 Major Assignment: PSY-407

Major Assignment #2 The Impact of ACE's

PSY-407 Psychopatholgy

Author: Evren Wery

"...the difference between adaptive and maladpative reactions is all about the when."

Dr. Nadine Burk Harris, 'The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversit'

Summary

Key Topic Points

1. What are ACE's and why do they matter
2. Prevalence Rates and Statistics
3. How ACE's relate to me/my future profession
4. Hope for changes moving forward

What are ACE's and why do they matter?

ACE's (Adverse Childhood Expereiences) are traumatic events that occur in childhood-Test developed by Feletti et al., (1998) and study was conducted by the CDC and Kaiser Includes several categories within the questionnaire

These ACE scores are important because they not only indicate potential severiety but the scores reflect health outcomes (Burke Harris, 2014)

Prevalence Rates and Statistics

-1 in 6 adults experienced an ACE score of 4+-61% of adults had a score of 1 ACE-Leading causes of death are highly associated with ACE scores-Screening and preventing ACE's could significantly reduce the amount of depression in adults

According to the CDC information page on ACE's

How ACE's relate to me/my future profession

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Hope for changes moving forward

-Hope that doctors and other professionals advocate for not only the implementation of ACE exams-reinforce education about ACE's -develop treatment modalities-focus on integrating positive experiences and resilience to combat the aversity-continue research and continue to refine the ACE questionnaire

-further research should be explored -Plan to bring this knowledge into my own practice and volunteering-Continuing to build my knowledge and impact of ACE's

Conclusion

-ACE scores are not only a measure of childhood trauma, but indicate health and life expectancy-Greater awareness and prevention -> positive impact in public health outcomes

Burke Harris, N. (2018). The deepest well: healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Aug. 2021, www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aces/index.html.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente. “Original ACE Questionnaire - Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center - Resource.” Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center, 3 Mar. 2020, www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/resource/original-ace-questionnaire/.Nadine Burke Harris. “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health across a Lifetime.” TED, Sept. 2014, www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en.

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