ACEs are potentially traumatic events occurring in childhood (ages 0-17)



Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Denying emotional responsiveness involves parental behaviors of engaging with children primarily out of situational demands (e.g., necessity or urgency) rather than a genuine desire to connect and concern for their children's emotional well-being. It can manifest in various forms, such as rejecting affectionate gestures like hugs and disregarding children's attempts to interact.

Denying Emotional Responsiveness in the Context of Psychological/emotional Maltreatment

- Child abuse and neglect refers to any behavior by parents, caregivers, other adults, or older adolescents that is outside the norms of conduct and entails a substantial risk of causing physical or emotional harm to a child or young person. Such behaviors may be intentional or unintentional and can include acts of omission (i.e., neglect) and commission (i.e., abuse).
- 5 Main Subtypes of Abuse:
   - Physical abuse
   - Emotional maltreatment
   - Neglect
   - Sexual abuse
   - Witnessing family violence

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- Divorce
- Remarriage
- Domestic Violence
- Child Abuse

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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2014, January). Effects of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents. Australian Government, Australian Institute of Family Studies. https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/effects-child-abuse-and-neglect-children-and-adolescents

Effects of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents

The act of physical force used between family members to harm or injure.

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