ACE Score Essay

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ACEs Score
The ACE score measures 10 types of childhood trauma, the first five of them are personal and the last five are related to other family members. As a child, most people may experience different types of trauma all to different severities. Depending on how high a person’s ACE score is determines how high of a risk that they may have for developing problems that may affect them as adults, including health problems, as well as social and emotional issues. According to the ACE study, children who have had a rough childhood, thus receiving a high ACE score are at a higher risk of developing different issues as they get older than someone with a lower score. Some of these issues include alcoholism, chronic depression, committing domestic violence, a higher risk of developing liver disease and becoming a smoker, a higher chance of being raped or becoming a teen parent, and attempting suicide. Although these issues occur in people who have a

Depending on the person, these circumstances may become reality. However, some people are able to push through their struggles in life that they faced as a child and attempt to create a better life for themselves or for the people around them. The bigger of a support system that someone has in their lives, I feel that it can make it easier for them to realize their potential in life and that they do belong in society. However, whether or not they are able to overcome their past and create a better future for themselves, their past can still be a haunting memory that can still affect them. Everyone has different triggers that bring back old memories, for people with low ACE scores it may not be as big of a deal, but for someone who has a high ACE score it may lead to them falling into a downward spiral. Overall, how childhood trauma affects peoples’ lives, depends on how the person who faces these traumas reacts to