Acute schizophrenia has: slow onset and a long-term course. sudden onset and good prospects for recovery. alternation between positive and negative symptoms. a mixture of positive and negative symptoms simultaneously.

Acute schizophrenia is likely to be described as sudden onset and good prospects for recovery. It is because acute schizophrenia likely happens suddenly after a person has experienced a traumatic event but it has a good prospect for recovery because the symptoms are mild and likely treatable.