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"Nelly Bly Undercover"
by Dr. Howard Markel

The psychiatrists who had erroneously diagnosed her as insane offered profuse apologies, even as the remaining stories were widely syndicated across the nation.



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Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.

Which of the following ideas does this evidence from the text support?

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Responses

Psychiatrists were trying to stop information about their practice at the asylum from reaching the public.
Psychiatrists were trying to stop information about their practice at the asylum from reaching the public.

Psychiatrists were overwhelmed with patients and could not conduct their practice thoroughly.
Psychiatrists were overwhelmed with patients and could not conduct their practice thoroughly.

Psychiatrists knew their secrets were being exposed and were trying to do “damage control” to repair their image.
Psychiatrists knew their secrets were being exposed and were trying to do “damage control” to repair their image.

Psychiatrists did not care about their patients and found them to be a nuisance.
Psychiatrists did not care about their patients and found them to be a nuisance.
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Answer 1

The evidence from the text supports the idea that:

**Psychiatrists knew their secrets were being exposed and were trying to do “damage control” to repair their image.**

The profuse apologies from the psychiatrists suggest that they were aware of their misdiagnosis and the negative light cast upon them due to the stories being syndicated, indicating an attempt to manage their reputations in the face of exposure.