ACEs Resource Packet: Adverse Childhood Experiences …

challenges such as attending a new school or a taking a test. It is characterized by brief increases in heart rate and mild elevations in stress hormones, which quickly return to normal. • Tolerable stress responseresults from more serious events such as a car accident and results in a greater activation of the body’s alert system.

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