A Psychological Disorder Is Said to Have an Acute Onset

question 82

Multiple Choice

A psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset if the symptoms develop __________,while it has an insidious onset if the symptoms develop __________ .

• A) suddenly; gradually
• B) suddenly; atypically
• C) gradually; atypically
• D) atypically; suddenly

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Definitions:

Psycholinguistic Skills

The cognitive processes involved in understanding and producing language.

Linguistic Relativity

The hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, suggesting language shapes thought and experiences.

Over-regularisation

A phenomenon in language acquisition where individuals, especially children, apply standard grammatical rules too widely, leading to errors.

Overextension

In language development, it's a child's use of a word in a broader context than is appropriate, indicating their learning process.