Describe the potential effects of the environment and the behaviour of others on individuals

The potential effects that the environment and the behaviour of others can have on individual include:

• Discomfort e.g. too hot, too cold, too noisy, too quiet, too cluttered etc.
• Other’s behaviour may scare or intimidate
• Other’s behaviour may be mimicked
• Boredom, under-stimulation
• Unexpected circumstances
• The communication of others
• Level of support and guidance