rosenhan

Question 1

aim of rosenhan

Answer 1

if sane people would be diagnosed as insane at a psychiatric hospital

Question 2

sample of rosenhan

Answer 2

12 hospitals across 5 states

Question 3

procedure of rosenhan

Answer 3

8 pseudo patients called hospital and said they heard voices ‘thud’ ‘empty’ ‘hollow’ once admitted claimed they stopped
pseudo patients were observed in a natural participant covert observation

Question 4

results of rosenhan

Answer 4

11/12 hospitals diagnosed ps with sz one with manic depression
admitted for 7-52 days with the average being 19 days
2100 pills given
average 7 mins spent with staff
35/100 real patients suspected fake ps
discharged with sz in remission
normal behaviours were viewed as abnormal

Question 5

strengths of rosenhan 5

Answer 5

:) variety of hospitals -> representative of multiple types of hospitals in usa
:) apply to real world so can look to improve diagnosis and treatment
:) standardised so more reliable
:) covert so doctors don’t know being watched
:) doctors are in their own usual hospitals so higher ecological validity

Question 6

weaknesses of rosenhan 5

Answer 6

:( sample too small of 12 too small and all in usa
:( pseudo patients lied to staff cant be blamed for assuming
:( protection from harm took away from real patients treatment
:( naturalistic so harder to repeat behaviour of those in hospital
:( deception doctors dont know being observed