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Take The ACE Quiz — Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is a major research study that compares current adult health status to childhood experiences decades earlier started back in 1990s by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti and his team. ACE aims to understand the relation between ACE and adult health.

Adverse Childhood Experiences

An ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other hallmarks of a rough childhood. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, the rougher your childhood, the higher your score is likely to be and the higher your risk for later health problems.

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Question 1

Before your 18th birthday, did a household member go to prison?

Yes

Question 2

Before your 18th birthday, was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?

Yes

Question 3

Before your 18th birthday, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs?

Yes

Question 4

Before your 18th birthday, was your mother or stepmother: often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or ever repeatedly hit over at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?

Yes

Question 5

Before your 18th birthday, was a biological parent ever lost to you through divorce, abandonment, or other reason?

Yes

Question 6

Before your 18th birthday, did you often or very often feel that… you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?

Yes

Question 7

Before your 18th birthday, did you often or very often feel that no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? Or your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other?

Yes

Question 8

Before your 18th birthday, did an adult or person at least five years older than you ever touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? or attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?

Yes

Question 9

Before your 18th birthday, did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often push, grab, slap, or throw something at you? Or ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?

Yes

Question 10

Before your 18th birthday, did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? Or act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt?

Yes

Your ACE score is 2

You scored 1 . The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >low<.

You scored 2 . The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >low<.

You scored 3 . The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >low<.

You scored 4 . The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >mild<.

You scored 5. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >mild<.

You scored 6. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >mild<.

You scored 7. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >mild<.

You scored 8. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >severe<.

You scored 9. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >severe<.

You scored 10. The relation between adverse childhood experiences and your health is >severe<.

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