CMAS 465 - Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
ACEs - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences
what are ACEs? - CORRECT ANSWER-traumatic experiences that have a long
term impact on health by causing continuous "fight or flight" reactions in the body
what do ACEs measure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences
Abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence between parents, substance abuse,
household mental illness, divorce or incarcerated household member
what do ACEs uncover? - CORRECT ANSWER-high risk of health problems
what are some adverse health outcomes from abuse or neglect? - CORRECT
ANSWER--disrupted neurodevelopment
-social, emotional, and cognitive impairment
-adoption of health risk behavior
-impacts on life potential
-disease disability, and social problems
, -early death
does an ACE test screen for trauma? - CORRECT ANSWER-no, it is meant to
measure ACEs that is it
with four or more categories of childhood exposure, compared to adults with no
ACEs... - CORRECT ANSWER--4-12 times increase in alcoholism, drug abuse,
depression, and suicide attempt
-2 to 4 times increase in poor self-rated health
-3 to 4 times increase in chronic illness
what does toxic stress do to people? - CORRECT ANSWER-toxic stress during
childhood can harm the most basic levels of the nervous, endocrine, and immune
systems, and that such exposures can even alter the physical structure of DNA
(epigenetic effects).
positive stress - CORRECT ANSWER-mild/moderate and short-lived stress
response necessary for healthy development
tolerable stress - CORRECT ANSWER-more severe stress response but limited in
duration which allows for recovery
toxic stress - CORRECT ANSWER-extreme, frequent, or extended activation of
the body's stress response without the buffering presence of a supportive adult.
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Answers 100% PASS
ACEs - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences
what are ACEs? - CORRECT ANSWER-traumatic experiences that have a long
term impact on health by causing continuous "fight or flight" reactions in the body
what do ACEs measure? - CORRECT ANSWER-Adverse Childhood Experiences
Abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence between parents, substance abuse,
household mental illness, divorce or incarcerated household member
what do ACEs uncover? - CORRECT ANSWER-high risk of health problems
what are some adverse health outcomes from abuse or neglect? - CORRECT
ANSWER--disrupted neurodevelopment
-social, emotional, and cognitive impairment
-adoption of health risk behavior
-impacts on life potential
-disease disability, and social problems
, -early death
does an ACE test screen for trauma? - CORRECT ANSWER-no, it is meant to
measure ACEs that is it
with four or more categories of childhood exposure, compared to adults with no
ACEs... - CORRECT ANSWER--4-12 times increase in alcoholism, drug abuse,
depression, and suicide attempt
-2 to 4 times increase in poor self-rated health
-3 to 4 times increase in chronic illness
what does toxic stress do to people? - CORRECT ANSWER-toxic stress during
childhood can harm the most basic levels of the nervous, endocrine, and immune
systems, and that such exposures can even alter the physical structure of DNA
(epigenetic effects).
positive stress - CORRECT ANSWER-mild/moderate and short-lived stress
response necessary for healthy development
tolerable stress - CORRECT ANSWER-more severe stress response but limited in
duration which allows for recovery
toxic stress - CORRECT ANSWER-extreme, frequent, or extended activation of
the body's stress response without the buffering presence of a supportive adult.
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