Methods
What three words did they say they heard?
Empty, hollow, thud
The results can be divided into two categories. What are they?
D............ and
D..........
Depersonlisation and diagnosis
Rosenhan's study is significant in psychology because....
It changed the DSM
It showed how unreliable diagnosis can be
It gave the anti-psychiatry movement hard data to support their arguments
How do we know Rosenhan's study had an impact beyond academia?
It was on TV, the radio, and he got a book deal.
What is another word for validity in psychological research?
Accuracy
How many pseudopatients and how many hospitals were in the study?
8 pseudopatients went to 12 hospitals
What diagnosis did they all receive?
Trick question - only 11/12 got schizophrenia in remission
What are two reasons Rosenhan's study is still significant?
It's still being debated (e.g. Cahalan's book)
People still write about it in magazines and articles
The methodology is being questioned
It's still taught in numerous textbooks
It's cited hundreds of times a year
True or False. In 1973 (same year as Rosenhan's study was published), psychiatric hospitals in NZ stopped adding extra beds to their hospitals.
True.
Coincidence you think? Hmmm....
What is another word for reliability in psychological research?
Consistency
What instructions did Rosenhan give the pseduopatients?
Say you heard the voices and then afterwards just act normal.
They did give fake names and occupations.
How many days was the average stay in hospital?
19 days
What are two ways we know the APA knew about Rosenhan's study?
They wrote a reply in the Science journal article
They called an emergency meeting
True or False: Rosenhan's study caused hospitals to start shutting down.
False. The number of hospitals was already on the decline - he just helped the cause .
Why might Rosenhan's study be low on temporal validity?
Because it was conducted over 50 years ago.
What were two ways they gathered data on depersonalisation?
Time out of the cage
Average time spent with the patients
Others? Check with Mr Dixon
On average, how many times did the nurses come out of the cage during a shift?
11 times
What are two ways in which the DSM III changed from the DSM II?
Longer (about 100 pages to about 400)
Disorders had check-lists of symptoms
Rosenhan contributed to deinstitutionalisation - reducing the number of people in insane asylums. Where do you think a lot of seriously mentally ill people end up today instead?
Jail.
List three ethical considerations that Rosenhan probably have ignored.
Approval from an ethics board
Informed consent
Don't deceive people
Give people the right to withdraw
Do no harm (beneficence)
What were the three institutions compared in study #3?
Insane asylums, University hospitals and University campuses
On average, how long did Drs spend with patients?
7 mins a day
Rosenhan was a supporter of the anti-psychiatry movement. Name the other two big names in this movement.
RD Laing and Thomas Szasz (last names are fine)
In the 1970s, the care of the mentally ill went through a transformation. This is partly due to Rosenhan's impact. They went from d........ion to c...... c....
Deinstituionalisatio to community care
Did Rosenhan have a positive or negative impact on society?
It's complicated.