WorksheetsOur Psychiatric Future 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why does Rose say the field of psychiatry is unique?
Many people have a relationship to it
It involves processes that necessitate explanation by patients and cannot be seen
Because many patients were treated against their will
Because it is very stigmatized
What does Rose NOT say operates under psychiatric care?
Family and friends
Mental health professionals
Psychopharmaceuticals
Insurance agents
What is required for insurance coverage of psychiatric care (in the US)?
Evidence of concern for the patient
Patient cooperation
A DSM diagnosis
A medication prescribed
How does Rose use the idea of the pre-patient to make a point about society?
He says the period of the pre-patient can determine the progression of their mental illness, as initial societal stigmatization or acceptance can alter their experience.
He says medication constantly offered to pre-patients is the result of a capitalist society.
He says the idea of a pre-patient contributes to the emphasis on categorization in the psychiatric field.
He says the development of pre-patients suggests nurture is more important than nature in shaping a person.
Social norms change psychiatry.
True
False
What tension is highlighted in discussions about psychiatry and social control?
Between public funding and private care
Between patient autonomy and forced medication
Between control and care
Between therapy and medication
What assumption underlies the biological view of mental disorders in psychiatry?
That environmental factors are irrelevant
That the mind and body are separate
That all mental disorders stem from trauma
That all causes of mental disorders affect the brain
How did psychiatry historically support sociopolitical agendas?
By supporting universal healthcare
By promoting pharmaceutical companies
By implementing eugenic strategies and reinforcing social norms
By encouraging personal freedom and agency
What is a major critique of the “psychiatric society” model that emerged in the 1980s?
It ignores medical advancements
It encourages institutionalization
It prioritizes risk assessment over treatment
It fails to train enough psychiatrists
What does the “path-dependent theory of truth” suggest about psychiatric research?
Only pharmaceutical companies control research
Research funding and feasibility shape what is accepted as truth
All research is unbiased and objective
Truth is defined by historical psychiatric traditions
Psychiatry has always been a purely scientific field, unaffected by social or political influences.
True
False
