Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
This worksheet helps 7th-grade students understand Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), their impact on development, and strategies for resilience.
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Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their importance.
1. ACEs stands for .
2. ACEs are potentially events that occur in childhood.
3. Examples of ACEs include abuse, neglect, and household .
4. Which of the following is NOT typically a long-term impact of high ACE scores?
Increased risk of chronic health problems
Challenges in forming healthy relationships
Higher academic achievement
Mental health issues like depression and anxiety
5. ACEs can affect brain development, making it harder to manage stress and emotions.
True
False
6. Look at the diagram of the human brain. How might experiencing many ACEs during childhood affect the development and function of the brain, especially in areas related to emotion regulation and decision-making?
7. What are two positive coping strategies that can help someone deal with the effects of ACEs?
8. Why is having supportive relationships important for building resilience against ACEs?
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
9. Resilience
a. The ability to bounce back from difficult experiences.
10. Trauma
b. A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
11. Coping Mechanism
c. A strategy used to manage stressful situations.