"Nelly Bly Undercover"

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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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Question
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?

(1 point)
Responses

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.

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 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.

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.

This is indicated by the profuse apologies offered by the psychiatrists after the erroneous diagnosis, suggesting they were aware of the negative implications of their actions and sought to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of their practices.