Hallucination and ACE's

By Josh Kent
 What is a Hallucination?
Hallucinations are perceptions in the absence
of external stimulus that has qualities of real
perception.
● Hallucinations are often vivid and substantial.
Those that experience them tend to have
trouble telling the difference between what is
real and what isn't.
 Symptom V.S Disorder

Hallucinations are a non-specific symptom.

There are many conditions and disorders that
may experience them as a symptom these
include: Drug Withdrawal, Delirium from
exhaustion, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective,
Bipolar disorder, and Dissociative-Identity
Disorder.
 ACE's or Adverse Childhood Experiences, tend
to have a correlation with disorders and health
problems later on in life. There have been many
studies on this and we have learned a lot about in
the class and what trauma is.
In 2003 a study was done with 50,000 participants
to see how ACE scores relate to those that suffer
from hallucinations.
 As you may notice in the graph the results show
that ACE scores have a direct correlation not only
to the appearance of hallucinations, the use of
drugs and hallucination while on them.
 Relation to Education

The affect that ACE scores have on children as

they grow older is a significant one. It is
important for educators and those with
influence to know the signs of trauma, and how
to be proactive in a child's life. I see that as my
responsibility as a future educator myself.
 Citation of Sources
Whitfield, Charles L., et al. “Adverse Childhood
Experiences and Hallucinations.” Child Abuse &
Neglect, vol. 29, no. 7, 2005, pp. 797–810.,
doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.01.004.

Styła, R., Stolarski, M. and Szymanowska, A.

(2019). Linking childhood adversities with
schizophrenia: A mediating role of the balanced
time perspective. Schizophrenia Research, 209,
pp.281-283.