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Hello and welcome.
I am Dr. Gina Touch Mercer,
a licensed psychologist and
the Behavioral
Sciences Curriculum
Director at
the University of Arizona
College of Medicine
in Phoenix, Arizona.
I invite you to this talk
on Adverse Childhood
Experiences,
Health, Culture,
and Epigenetics.
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In this talk, I will
focus on two of
the six core domains of
behavioral medicine,
highlighting the impact of
culture, history, society,
and family on health and
health behavior, and
the integration of mind and
body in illness and health.
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Before I begin, I would
like to introduce
this talk with a cautionary
note or trigger warning.
When topics of early
life adversity
or trauma are discussed,
this may bring up
uncomfortable or unwanted
reactions for some listeners,
especially those who
have experienced
significant trauma or who
have post-traumatic
stress disorder.
While never intended to
bring up these reactions,
if you are troubled in
any way during this talk,
I hope you will use
your most adaptive
coping strategies
and rely on your support system,
your own internal resilience,
and that you would be inspired
to apply the knowledge
and insights you
gain to your professional role.
