Question

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

The evidence from the text supports the idea:

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

The mention of "profuse apologies" from the psychiatrists indicates that they were aware of their erroneous diagnosis and were attempting to mitigate the damage to their reputation following the revelations of their practices.