In Rosenhan's Study Involving Admission of Pseudopatients (I

question 54

Multiple Choice

In Rosenhan's study involving admission of pseudopatients (i.e., normal individuals who said they heard voices) to psychiatric facilities, most of the pseudopatients were

• A) diagnosed as seriously disturbed
• B) diagnosed as suffering from a mild neurosis
• C) dismissed within two days
• D) misdiagnosed by the attendants but correctly diagnosed by psychiatrists

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