Rosenhan locates the source of depersonalization in mental hospitals in the _________.
a. distrustful & fearful attitudes held by the population at large toward the mentally ill
b. distrustful & fearful attitudes held by the psychiatric staff toward the mentally ill
c. hierarchical structure of the organization, wherein those at the top, doctors, have the least to do with patients, and their behavior inspires the rest of the staff
d. staff shortages and the use of psychotropic medications
e. all of the above
Question 2Pseudopatients, as well as someif not manyreal patients, routinely flushed their medications down the toilet.
a. true
b. false
Question 3A nurse unbuttoned her uniform to adjust her brassiere in the presence of an entire ward of viewing male patients.
Rosenhan cites this incident from the field notes of one of his pseudopatients as evidence of the ______________ nature of mental hospitals.
a. sexual
b. asexual
c. homosexual
d. depersonalized
e. b or c
Question 4Rosenhan argues that the features that psychiatric hospitals of different types (e.g., public versus private) have in common overwhelm by far their apparent differences.
a. true
b. false
Question 5According to Rosenhan, mental patients lose their humanity in mental hospitals.
a. true
b. false
Question 6Rosenhan's personal experiences in a mental hospital, plus his review of the notes of his pseudopatients, led him to contend that mental hospitals leave patients with an overwhelming sense of _______________.
a. love
b. empathy
c. sympathy
d. powerlessness