Let’s consider Rosenhan’s pseudopatient experiment once again and apply the key components of psychology to his chief complaint; keep in mind that Rosenhan only fabricated the voice in his head and everything else was normal and factual. Thud is defined as a sound made when someone or something falls. It’s common senses that there can be many causes to why someone could be hearing a voice that said “thud”. The possible concepts for the cause of the complaint are emotional problem, lack of sleep, form of depression, wants attention, psychosis, schizophrenia, and so on. Elimination of the majority of the possible causes would have been determined because there were no other symptoms and patient can function normally. Rosenhan’s possible diagnosis: wants attention or diagnosis not determined. Clearly, if the psychiatrists had taken into account other possible factors to Rosenhan’s chief complaint, hearing a voice that said “thud,” their conclusion would have been different and admission into an asylum would not have been an
Let’s consider Rosenhan’s pseudopatient experiment once again and apply the key components of psychology to his chief complaint; keep in mind that Rosenhan only fabricated the voice in his head and everything else was normal and factual. Thud is defined as a sound made when someone or something falls. It’s common senses that there can be many causes to why someone could be hearing a voice that said “thud”. The possible concepts for the cause of the complaint are emotional problem, lack of sleep, form of depression, wants attention, psychosis, schizophrenia, and so on. Elimination of the majority of the possible causes would have been determined because there were no other symptoms and patient can function normally. Rosenhan’s possible diagnosis: wants attention or diagnosis not determined. Clearly, if the psychiatrists had taken into account other possible factors to Rosenhan’s chief complaint, hearing a voice that said “thud,” their conclusion would have been different and admission into an asylum would not have been an