Topic: The Effects of Teratogens on the Developing Embryo: Teratogens are agents that can cause birth defects or negatively affect development (e.g., alcohol, certain drugs, stress, or pollutants).
Tip: Choose a few specific teratogens and describe their physical or psychological effects.
Required Sources
- 1 Main Article: The primary article you will analyze. (subject of article)
- 2 Supporting Sources: scholarly or peer-reviewed articles used to reinforce or support your discussion, you can apply these sources in the remaining sections such as Significance to Developmental Psychology, Nursing Practice and Summary of Important Points.
Formatting:
- APA title page and reference page
- Page numbers and section headers
- In-text citations for all sources
- Length: 23 pages (not including title or references)
- Font: 12-point, double-spaced
- Use full paragraphs, avoid bullet points or extra spacing between sections.
- Please proofread carefully. Papers should be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Suggested Paper Outline:
- Title Page (APA format)
- Introduction Briefly introduce your topic and state what the paper will cover.
Define teratogens + why they matter
- Article Subject Summarize the main article and its key findings.
- Significance to Developmental Psychology Explain why this topic matters in the field (you can use your supporting sources here).
- Summary of Important Points Highlight the main takeaways from your articles/sources.
Key Teratogens:(only use these if article has info written on this)
- Nursing Practice Discuss how this topic connects to your future nursing role (you can use your supporting sources here).
Education, prevention, screening
- Conclusion Summarize your key insights.
- References (APA format) Include all three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in APA format.
Helpful Resources
- APA Style Website:
- Citation Machine:
- Optional Articles:
You do not need to use these articles, these are just examples. Feel free to find your own sources.- Toxic and Teratogenic Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Fetal Development, Adolescence, and Adulthood:
- Teratogens:
Examples of In-text citations:
In the 1950s, Eriksons stages of psychosocial development were developed by Erik Erikson (Orenstein & Lewis, 2022).
According to Chung et al. (2021), prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can have immediate and long-lasting toxic and teratogenic effects on an individuals development and health.
APA website:
I want proof of no plagiarism and no ai from turnitin, provide the copy as you submit the paper.
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