Rosenhan - (Sane In Insane Places) Flashcards
What was the aim of the 2nd study in Rosehan?
To see if psychiatrists and other mental health workers would be become over cautious when accepting patients when they hear the results of study 1
What was the aim of study 1 in Rosehan’s study?
To see if sane individuals would be diagnosed as insane just because they presented themselves to a psychiatric hospital claiming to have psychiatric symptoms
What was the aim of study 3?
The extent to which staff considered patients as individuals
Where was the location of the 1st study in Rosehan?
12 mental hospitals in five states across America
Who were the participants In study 1?
Staff & patients of the 12 hospital
8 Confederates including Rosenhan - 5 men & 3 women
What was study 1’s procedure in Bandura?
Pseudopatient phones hospital to arrange appointment
Told that they’d been hearing the words thud, empty and hollow
Apart from this all other details were normal
They didn’t take medication and spent their time making notes
They had to get out on by their own devices
What were the Symptoms displayed by pseudo patients in study 1 of Rosenhan?
Thud, empty and hollow
What was the procedure of Study 2 of Rosenhan?
One hospital was informed of results of first study
Staff were told that another batch of pseudo patients would be admitted and that the staff had to rate them on a scale of 1-10 with 1 & 2 being high confidence of them being a pseudo patient
What was the procedure of study 3 of Rosenhan?
- conducted in 4 of the hospitals
- Either a pseudo patient or a young lady approached a staff member
- Asked one of three questions
What were the three questions asked in Study 3 of Rosenhan?
Pardon me, Mr/Mrs/Dr, could you tell me when…
• I will be eligible for grounds privileges?
• Will I be presented at the staff meeting?
• could you tell me when am I likely to be discharged?
What were the results of study 1 for Rosenhan?
All apart from one diagnosed as schizophrenic and discharged with schizophrenia in remission
•stickiness once a schizophrenic always a schizophrenic
•length of stay - mean 19 days
• daily contact - mean 6.8
What were the results from study 2 in Rosenhan?
193 patients admitted
41 = one staff member
23 = psychiatrist
19 = both
What were the results of study 3 by Rosenhan?
Pseudo patient: No response or minimal response
Lady: all questions answered with eye contact maintained
