Author Question: In a classic study by Whitbourne and colleagues (1995), infantilizing speech was viewed as by older ... (Read 143 times)

audragclark · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

In a classic study by Whitbourne and colleagues (1995), infantilizing speech was viewed as by older adults and was not , as some researchers had previously suggested.

a. positive; demeaning
b. negative; nurturing
c. neutral; demoralizing
d. negative; age appropriate

Question 2

One of the nurses at Joan's nursing home always speaks to her in a way she feels is belittling.

She often says things such as Joanie, dear, we need to get you ready for the day, so hurry, hurry or Uh oh sweetie, it looks like you have made a big mess here. We better get this cleaned up quickly. This type of speech is known as
a. stereotypical speech. b. insulting.
c. progressive speech. d. infantilization