Overview

This book provides an interdisciplinary lens from which to view the multiple types of effects of enduring childhood experiences, and to recommend evidence-based approaches for protecting and buffering children and repairing the negative consequences of ACEs as adults. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively influence development. However, the lifelong effects of positive childhood experiences (PACEs) can mitigate the detrimental effects of  adverse ones. By integrating existing knowledge about (ACEs) with developmental research on preventing, buffering, and treating the effects of adversity, stress, and trauma on child development and subsequent health and functioning, this book identifies the most important of these (PACEs). It provides an interdisciplinary lens from which to view the multiple types of effects of enduring childhood experiences, and recommends evidence-based approaches for protecting children and repairing the enduring negative consequences of (ACEs) they face as adults. Students, researchers, clinicians, and health-care providers can use this research to understand the science of early life adversity, lifelong resilience, and related intervention and prevention programming to help those suffering from the lifelong effects of (ACEs). Chapters include many figures, graphs, diagrams, stories, and activities that aim to help readers apply the science to everyday life. 

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Author:   Jennifer Hays-Grudo ,  Amanda Sheffield Morris
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Weight:   0.452kg
ISBN:  

9781433832116

ISBN 10:   1433832119
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   24 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface: The Hole in the Bridge Acknowledgements I. The Effects of Adverse and Protective Childhood Experiences 1. Adverse Childhood Experiences The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study ACEs Studies in Other Populations ACEs in Children and Adolescents Defining ACEs Knowing One’s ACE Score 2: Protective and Compensatory Experiences: The Antidote to ACEs PACEs: Relationships and Resources PACEs Foundational Theories and Research Our Research on PACEs Knowing One’s PACE Score Part II. How Early Experience Influences the Body, Brain, and Behavior 3. Effects of Early Life Adversity on Neurobiological Development Models of Biobehavioral Responses to Childhood Adversity Epigenetics and Childhood Adversity Effects of Childhood Adversity on Brain Structure and Function Putting It All Together: The ICARE Model 4. The Intergenerational Transmission of ACEs and PACEs Psychosocial Transmission of Adversity and Resilience Neurobiological Transmission of Parenting Neurobiological Transmission of Adversity and Resilience Conclusions and Activity: ACEs and PACEs Genograms III. Breaking the Cycle of ACEs and Increasing PACEs 5. Repairing the Effects of ACEs in Adulthood ACE-Based Science as a Foundation for Interventions PACEs for Adults Conclusions and Activity: Creating an Adult PACEs Plan 6. Promoting Positive Development in Children with ACEs PACEs for Children PACEs for Adolescents Enhancing Neurobiological Regulation Fostering Positive Caregiver–Child Relationships Systems-Level Programs Conclusions and Activity: Creating a Child PACEs Plan 7. ACEs and PACEs and Communities The Historical and Social Context of ACEs Trauma-Informed Practices Community Coalitions Focused on ACEs and Resilience Policy Change and Legislation Adverse Community Environments and Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Pair of ACEs 8: Putting It All Together: Summary and Solutions What We Have Learned Solutions—What to Do Next Finding A Life Raft Appendix: Questions for Reflection Resources References Index About the Authors  

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In the most comprehensive volume to date on adversity and resilience, Hays-Grudo and Morris provide an extensive review of adverse childhood experiences, their negative effects over the life course, and their transmission across generations. They discuss PACEs designed to counter ACEs at various stages of development at the individual, family, and community levels. Special attention is given to trauma-informed practices as effective approaches for building resilience in children and parents. -- Hiram E. Fitzgerald, PhD, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing

Author Information

Jennifer Hays-Grudo, Ph.D, is a Regents Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University. Dr. Hays-Grudo received both her master's and doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Houston and her bachelor's in psychology from Texas Tech University. She has participated as the principal investigator on a number of National Institutes of Health-funded research grants to develop and evaluate individual and community health-related behavior changes. Amanda Sheffield Morris, PhD, is a Regents Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University. She received her PhD from Temple University in Psychology, was a post-doctoral fellow at Arizona State University, and taught at the University of New Orleans for five years. Her research focuses on the role of emotion regulation in child and adolescent adjustment and the ways in which children learn successful regulation skills.

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