Rosenhan H/W

Question 1

What was the aim of the study?

Answer 1

To test the diagnostic system in use to see if it was valid and reliable.
To observe and report on the experiance of being a patient in a psychiatric hospital

Question 2

Who were the sample used in the study?

Answer 2

One psychology graduate student 20’s
Three psychologists
One psychiatrist
One painter
One housewife

Question 3

What is the evidence from Rosenhan that labels are sticky?

Answer 3

11 participants were diagnosed with schizophrenia
1 was diagnosed with manic disorder
There was in fact nothing wrong with any of them and they remained eventhough they behaved normally inside the hospital

Question 4

What is the evidence from rosenhan for depersonalisation?

Answer 4

Patients within the asylum were given few chances to socialise
They were given drugs but not actually treated

Question 5

What is the evidence from rosenhan for powerlessness?

Answer 5

Patients were not aloud to initiate conversations with staff
Patients were given no privacy

Question 6

How is rosenhan useful?

Answer 6

Useful in understanding the flaws in the psychiatric hospitals (highlighted key errors)

Question 7

How is Rosenhan ethnocentric?

Answer 7

For- all participants were American
Against- Large sample of varying ages and occupations were used

Question 8

How is Rosenhan ethical?

Answer 8

For- Participants were not deceived (knew what they were volunteering for)
Against- Didn’t have the right to withdraw

Question 9

How is Rosenhan reductionist?

Answer 9

For- Doctors wouldn’t usually be looking for pseudopatients
Against- Doctors falsely diagnosed genuine patients as pseudopatients

Question 10

How does Rosenhans study contribute to an understanding of individual social and cultural diversity?

Answer 10

It showed that there was a lack of understanding about mental illness within society regardless of any personal factors.