Choose a genetic or environmental factor that has an impact on a child’s, an adolescent’s, or an adult’s cognitive, physical, and/or social-emotional development (ex. cystic fibrosis, bullying, chronic exposure to environmental toxins, fetus’ exposure to alcohol during pregnancy, habitual heroin use, traumatic brain injury, autism, anorexia, Alzheimer’s, etc.). Discuss and describe what the genetic or environmental factor is, the potential impacts of the factor on a person’s current development, its possible effects upon a person’s later development, as well as ways to modify, reduce, or to improve upon the possible effects (ex. treatment options, environmental modifications, biological treatments, methods of prevention, etc).
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