Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Life-Long Impact

Ami Rokach, Shauna Clayton

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780323858533
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323900676
• Topic: Psychologie
• Subtopic: Bildungspsychologie

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Life-Long Impact explores how these experiences influence cognitive, behavioral and social experiences in adulthood. The book conceptualizes the types of violence, abuse, neglect, and/or trauma that factor into ACEs. It also explores the psychopathological outcomes of ACEs among children, including neurodevelopmental and psychosocial mechanisms. By drawing on cross-cultural perspectives, the authors provide insight into the variations between the adversity and trauma children experience. Sections also cover preventive measures, risk factors and various forms of interventional treatment, making this book a core read for psychologists, physicians, social workers, educators and researchers in the field. - Provides a comprehensive framework for understanding adverse childhood experiences - Reviews the link between ACE and homelessness, substance abuse, and physical and/or sexual violence in adulthood - Highlights key components of cross-cultural perceptions on child abuse and neglect, including differences of gender - Explores options for prevention and intervention for those who experience adverse childhood experiences

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Prologue: The criticalness of disentangling adverse childhood experiences
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Child maltreatment – cross culturally
• Chapter 3 What causes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)?
• Chapter 4 Physical child abuse
• Chapter 5 Child sexual abuse
• Chapter 6 Medical child abuse
• Chapter 7 Emotional maltreatment: abuse is not just physical
• Chapter 8 Bullying
• Chapter 9 The various ways of child neglect
• Chapter 10 Children exposed to ACE: The trauma and its aftermath
• Chapter 11 Implications and outcomes of ACEs
• Chapter 12 ACEs throughout the lifespan
• Chapter 13 ACE and its implication over the lifespan
• Chapter 14 The effects of ACE on intimate relationships
• Chapter 15 How did the pandemic affect child maltreatment
• Chapter 16 Resilience: what it is, and how to develop it
• Chapter 17 Treating physical abuse and neglect
• Epilogue, or what now?
• Index