Welcome to your Trauma Quiz

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) quiz is a tool used to identify the impact of childhood trauma on long-term health and well-being. Developed from a landmark study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente, the quiz consists of ten questions that assess various types of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction experienced during childhood.

The results of the ACES quiz help highlight the correlation between early adverse experiences and future health issues, including mental health challenges, chronic diseases, and social difficulties. By understanding one’s ACES score, individuals and healthcare providers can better address and mitigate the long-term effects of childhood trauma, promoting healing and resilience.

1. 
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?

2. 
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?

3. 
Before your 18th birthday, did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way, or attempt to actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you?

4. 
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?

5. 
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?

6. 
Before your 18th birthday, were your parents ever separated or divorced?

7. 
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?

8. 
Before your 18th birthday, did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic, or who used street drugs?

9. 
Before your 18th birthday, was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?

10. 
Before your 18th birthday, did a household member go to prison?

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