A girl is adopted at birth. Shortly after the girl is adopted, one of her adopted parents is laid off. Because they are stressed, her adoptive parents begin to be verbally and physically abusive. When the girl becomes an adult, she becomes a pharmacy technician and begins to use and sell prescription drugs illegally. Eventually, she seeks out contact with her biological parents and finds they have both been imprisoned due to illegal drug use and trafficking. What does this exemplify?

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The scenario exemplifies dual hazard prediction, which suggests that both genetic predispositions and environmental factors contribute to an individual's behavior. The girl's biological parents' history with drugs and her adoptive parents' abusive environment both play a role in her eventual illegal drug use and trafficking.

A Girl Is Adopted at Birth