BB H 432 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Relative Risk, Cortisol, Menarche
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**1. 2 million victims of maltreatment in the us per year** There is a known mechanism of maltreatment that affects health outcomes. Those who have experienced sexual abuse (mainly women) have a high likelihood of developing ptsd. This number is mostly women because most men do not disclose being exposed to sexual abuse. Jennie noll prospective study > retrospective study. Matched control group look have they diverge over time. Account for confounds differences between groups that may be influencing the outcomes. Made the studies about the stories of their lives/contribution to science, not the abuse itself almost 90% of participants continued to participate in the study 30 years later. Also enrolling their offsprings in the study. Early trauma exaggerated cortisol response (higher than kids who weren"t abused) blunted (suppressed/attenuated) cortisol response in adulthood. If cortisol is too low it has important health consequences. Women who were sexually abused as children have lower peak and slower acquisition of vocabulary.
