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ACEs: Research for Understanding the Early Experiences of Young Children

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1.  Adverse Childhood Experiences are shown to have an impact across the lifespan in which of the following domains?
  1. School attendance
  2. Job satisfaction
  3. Graduating high school
  4. Making friends
2.  Who were Adverse Childhood Experiences originally identified by?
  1. Early childhood researchers
  2. Physicians studying cardiovascular disease
  3. Psychologists concerned about school violence
  4. An insurance company looking at factors that contributed to the high cost of medical coverage
3.  How are Adverse Childhood Experiences assessed?
  1. A formal medical evaluation
  2. A blood test
  3. An assessment of an individual's history by a behavioral health provider
  4. A 10 question self-report
4.  Which of the following is an example of an Adverse Childhood Experience?
  1. Mental illness
  2. Age of parent
  3. Being put in time-out
  4. Parent not graduating high school
5.  Where has the ACE study been replicated?
  1. Never
  2. In a few states
  3. Numerous times across the world
  4. Only with middle class populations in California
6.  Chronic stress from ACEs result in which of the following?
  1. Decreased cognitive functioning
  2. Decreased access to executive functions
  3. Increased likelihood of academic success
  4. Improved health outcomes
7.  What is the frontal lobe of the brain (where executive functioning occurs) often compared to?
  1. A garage
  2. A host at a restaurant
  3. An air traffic control system
  4. A busy interstate highway
8.  Which of the following describes one way ACEs can used?
  1. Assess children for possibly needing early intervention
  2. Identify candidates for employment
  3. Begin a conversation with families about their trauma and its impact on a child
  4. Consider the reason why someone chooses their profession
9.  Resiliency can be built in young children through which of the following?
  1. Placement in caring foster homes
  2. Access to good nutrition and stable housing
  3. Developmentally appropriate play
  4. Predictable, positive, adult relationships
10.  Which of the following is built by serve and return interactions?
  1. Patience
  2. Vocabulary and language skills
  3. Sharing
  4. Appropriate roles between children and adults

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