Link between Historical Trauma and Health Outcomes for Native Americans

1. The ACEs questionnaire is a 10-item document used to measure childhood trauma.

a) True
b) False

2. People who have experienced 4 or more ACEs are 12 times more likely to have negative health outcomes.

a) True
b) False

3. Childhood trauma can change the structure and function of a child’s brain.

a) True
b) False

4. The following is/are types of stress that influence health outcomes:

a) Positive Stress Response
b) Tolerable Stress Response
c) Toxic Stress
d) All of the above

5. The limbic system of the brain is responsible for the emotion, attachment memory and sensory integration functions that require complex movement and social experiences.

a) True
b) False

6. The following is/are areas of the brain affected by trauma:

a) Brain Stem
b) Limbic System
c) Cortex
d) All of the above

7. The diencephalon part of the brain is responsible for the sensory motor and sensory processing functions that require complex rhythmic movement, simple narrative and affection experiences.

a) True
b) False

8. The following is/are areas of the autonomic nervous system that controls behavioral response to stress:

a) Ventral Vagal Complex
b) Sympathetic Nervous System
c) Dorsal Vagal Complex
d) All of the above

9. The amygdala is part of the limbic system that regulates the fight-flight-freeze response and is overactive in traumatized children.

a) True
b) False