Alex Is a 9-Year-Old Who Has Recently Been Diagnosed with a Specific

question 18

Multiple Choice

Alex is a 9-year-old who has recently been diagnosed with a specific learning disorder in reading.Which of the following statements is most likely true about Alex?

• A)His father also has a learning disorder in reading.
• B)His core deficit is in word recognition.
• C)He receives special education services.
• D)All of these statements are likely true about Alex.

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Definitions:

Hostility

An emotion characterized by anger, aggression, and sometimes the intention to harm others.

Oral Stage

The oral stage is the first psychosexual development stage proposed by Freud, where an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth through activities like sucking and eating.

Excessively

To a degree exceeding normal or reasonable limits.

Fixated

In psychoanalytic theory, a term referring to the inability to progress beyond one of Freud’s psychosexual development stages, resulting in certain personality traits.