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


ANSWER: d

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