Class of 2014 Abstract / Specific Aims: To assess the accuracy of the presentation (signs and symptoms), the diagnostic procedures used to arrive at the final diagnosis, and the ultimate treatment performed in each of the last ten episodes of the first season of the television medical drama, House MD. Methods: A descriptive retrospective analysis of the accuracies and inaccuracies of episodes 13 to 22 in season one of the television series House, MD. The accuracy of each episode in regards to the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment was rated on a scale of one to four: 1) Correct and usual representation; 2) Correct but somewhat unusual representation; 3) Correct but extremely unusual representation; 4) Incorrect representation. Both researchers evaluated each episode on the above criteria independently, and a cooperative and final rating was chosen upon. Main Results: Results of the ANOVA test did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference between the three variables (p=0.581). A Tukey HSD post-hoc test was unable to confirm if there was a significant difference between the the three variables. The average rating for the presenting signs and symptoms was 2.50 (±0.707), and 2.30 (±1.160) and 2.10 (±0.568) for diagnostic procedures and treatment, respectively. Conclusion: There was no difference in accuracies between the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, or treatments in the last ten episodes of the first season of House,MD.

Class of 2014 Abstract / Specific Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of accuracy of medical information presented in the sixth season of the popular prime time medical drama, House M.D. Methods: The study was a descriptive, retrospective assessment of twelve episodes in the sixth season of the medical television show, House M.D. Three parameters were compared to reliable medical sources: signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatment for the one primary medical problem portrayed in each episode. Three researchers reviewed each episode independently and rated the accuracy of each parameter. The accuracy of each dependent variable was rated on a scale of one to four (most to least accurate, respectively). After discussion, a consensus rating was determined for all three variables for all twelve episodes. Main Results: The average accuracy scores for the signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatments were 2.08, 2.58 (ie.,least accurate), and 1.5 (ie., most accurate), respectively. The average accuracy score across the three parameters was 2.06 (correct but somewhat unusual). The one-way ANOVA analysis on the variables revealed a statistically significant difference among the groups, with a p value of 0.003. The Tukey HSD test confirmed the statistically significant difference between diagnostic procedures and treatment (p = 0.002). Conclusion: The treatments portrayed in twelve episodes of season six were judged more accurate than signs and symptoms and diagnostic procedures. The average accuracy score of the three groups determined that the medical information presented in the episodes seemed to be correct but somewhat unusual.

Class of 2015 Abstract / Objectives: To assess the accuracy of the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatments presented in the first 12 episodes of season one, the last 4 episodes of season four, and the last 7 episodes of season six of the television show, House, MD Methods: A descriptive retrospective evaluation of the accuracy of mentioned episodes and seasons of the television series House, MD was performed. The accuracy of the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment in each episode was rated on a score of 1 to 4. A score of 1 represented information that was correct and average/and or usual, 2 and 3 indicated less accuracy, and 4 represented information that was not correct. Each researcher individually scored the episodes, and a final accuracy score was determined by consensus of the three reviewers. The results for seasons 4 and 6 were combined with episodes previously evaluated in other students’ projects. Results: The ANOVA results showed no statistically significant differences among the variables in Season 1, however, the treatment was the most accurate. In both season 4 and 6, the ANOVA test did demonstrate a statistically significant difference with the treatment group being most accurate. Conclusions: For season 1, there were no differences in accuracy of the treatments and diagnoses when compared to the signs and symptoms of each episode, however, for season 4 and 6, the treatments were more accurate than the presenting signs and symptoms and the diagnoses.

Class of 2013 Abstract / Specific Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of accuracy of medical information presented in the sixth season of the popular prime time medical drama, House M.D. Methods: The study was a descriptive, retrospective assessment of twelve episodes in the sixth season of the medical television show, House M.D. Three parameters were compared to reliable medical sources: signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatment for the one primary medical problem portrayed in each episode. Three researchers reviewed each episode independently and rated the accuracy of each parameter. The accuracy of each dependent variable was rated on a scale of one to four (most to least accurate, respectively). After discussion, a consensus rating was determined for all three variables for all twelve episodes. Main Results: The average accuracy scores for the signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatments were 2.08, 2.58 (ie.,least accurate), and 1.5 (ie., most accurate), respectively. The average accuracy score across the three parameters was 2.06 (correct but somewhat unusual). The one-way ANOVA analysis on the variables revealed a statistically significant difference among the groups, with a p value of 0.003. The Tukey HSD test confirmed the statistically significant difference between diagnostic procedures and treatment (p = 0.002). Conclusion: The treatments portrayed in twelve episodes of season six were judged more accurate than signs and symptoms and diagnostic procedures. The average accuracy score of the three groups determined that the medical information presented in the episodes seemed to be correct but somewhat unusual.

Class of 2011 Abstract / OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of accuracy in terms of medical information presented in the popular television show, House, MD. This is part of a larger ongoing study, and evaluates only the first 11 episodes of season four. METHODS: This study was a descriptive, retrospective assessment of the first 11 episodes in the fourth season of the medical television drama, House, MD. The signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatment for one major disease portrayed in each episode were recorded and compared to authoritative medical sources. Based on the medical resource material used, an accuracy score for each of the three above-mentioned variables in each episode was assigned. Three researchers evaluated these ratings individually. A collaborative rating was determined for all three variables for all eleven episodes. RESULTS: The average accuracy scores for presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatments were 2.36, 1.82, and 1.91, respectively. The average accuracy score across the three variables resulted in a rating of 2.03. Episode one was excluded from the final analysis. The one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s HSD test and the Kruskal Wallis test all found no significant difference among the data. Therefore, the null hypothesis was not excluded in this analysis. CONCLUSION: The presenting symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and medical treatments shown in the eleven episodes evaluated were not significantly different in terms of level of accuracy. The average accuracy score of the eleven episodes indicated that the information presented was correct but somewhat unusual.

Class of 2016 Abstract / Objectives: To evaluate the level of accuracy of medical information presented in the seventh season of the medical drama, House M.D. To assess the accuracy of the presentation, diagnostic procedures and treatment presented in season seven. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective assessment of the accuracy of all the episodes of the seventh season of House M.D. Three reviewers independently rated the accuracy (on a scale of one to four) for the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and treatment in each episode. A rating of one meant a correct and usual representation while a rating of two indicated a correct but somewhat unusual representation. A three was given for a correct but extremely unusual representation and a rating of four indicated an incorrect representation. Each researcher independently rated the episodes, and an average for each rating was used for analysis. Results: Results of the ANOVA test demonstrated no statistically significance differences between the three dependent variables (p=0.0782), therefore the Tukey HSD post-hoc test was unnecessary. The average rating for the treatment variable was 2.17 (±1.19), whereas the average ratings for the signs and symptoms and diagnosis variables were 2.74 (±0.92), and 2.87 (±1.14), respectively. The ratings for the treatment variable were more accurate compared to the other two variables. Conclusions: All three dependent variables observed in season seven of House, MD were similar in regards to accuracy falling between a rating of 2.0-3.0 representing a correct but somewhat unusual to a correct and extremely unusual representation.

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att studera hur mansroller uttrycks utifrån manlig vänskap i tv-serien ”House M.D.” Till min hjälp har jag använt mig av frågeställningarna: Hur skildras mansrollen hos karaktären Gregory House i umgänget med James Wilson? Hur skildras mansrollen hos karaktären James Wilson i umgänget med Gregory House? Hur skildras relationen mellan Gregory House och James Wilson? De centrala teorierna har utgått ifrån Connells beskrivning av maskuliniteter, med betoning på hegemonisk maskulinitet och underordnad maskulinitet samt Birds beskrivning av homosocialitet som beskriver sociala praktiker i manligt, heterosexuellt umgänge med utgångspunkt ur en hegemonisk maskulinitet. Fokus har också legat på att ge läsaren en tydlig bakgrund i hur synen på mannen förändrats, hur vänskap mellan män sett ut historiskt och förändrats över tid samt vilka mekanismer som legat till grund för dynamiker inom manlig vänskap. Materialet har analyserats utifrån en metod som är framtagen för just TV-program, ”How to Study Television” men jag har skapat en specifikt anpassad metod utifrån detta som fokuserar på narrativet. Studien visar på tydliga inslag av de homosociala reglerna i umgänget mellan House och Wilson, främst i form av tävlan och känslomässig otillgänglighet. Dock tycks detta samt den typ av hegemonisk maskulinitet som House följer vara förlegad och närmast självdestruktiv. Wilson som skildras som varande i god kontakt med sina känslor får hjälpa House med Houses känslomässiga hämningar, men Wilson gör det via verktyget tävlan – en homosocialt accepterad form. Slutsatsen är att ”House M.D.” kritiserar mansrollen som den skildras hos Gregory House samt visar på de svårigheter som följer av att umgås inom de homosociala ramarna.

Submitted by Marta Toyoda (1144061@mackenzie.br) on 2017-01-11T20:42:12Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Aline Izabel Alves.pdf: 23345151 bytes, checksum: 4de07175f2fc21961099e2006d255052 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Paola Damato (repositorio@mackenzie.br) on 2017-01-27T12:03:26Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Aline Izabel Alves.pdf: 23345151 bytes, checksum: 4de07175f2fc21961099e2006d255052 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-27T12:03:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Aline Izabel Alves.pdf: 23345151 bytes, checksum: 4de07175f2fc21961099e2006d255052 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-17 / This particular Masters Research deals with the observation of the heroic figure, considering its mythological conception, in the attempt to comprehend the main character construction inside a specific television genre: the series. In order to make so, the leading figure Gregory, after whom the series was named, was taken as the primary basis. House, in this regard, not only appears as an exceptional individual who is able to employ great logical thinking far beyond the general parameters of common sense, but also represents many aspects of the hero’s journey in his trajectory, according to the schematics outlined by Joseph Campbell (2000) and Christopher Vogler (1997). This study is justified by a pattern that seems to have been established in the genre, whose characters, although they’re driven by a heroic sentiment both in their essence and in their path, also present a misleading conduct, characterizing them as anti-heroes at the same time. Among House’s general attributes are boldness, obduracy in the search for answers to the medical riddles and the truth, as well as bawdry in relation to Ethics and Moral codes, whenever these last principles threaten the achievement of his objectives. It’s worthy mentioning, moreover, that the theoretical review gathers, aside many other important thoughts, the intellectual production from authors like Roland Barthes (1989) and Edgar Morin (2006), once they’ve brought significant contributions to the sum of related examinations concerning the myth and the matter of complexity. Therefore, the present study aims to observe these concepts under the mythic hero’s trajectory of character formalization, drawing attention to the literary influences in the creation of modern plots given to the analyzed genre. / Esta dissertação de mestrado se ocupa por observar a projeção da figura heroica, considerando sua concepção mítica, na construção do protagonista em um gênero televisivo em particular: o seriado. Para tanto, toma-se como base a personagem Gregory House, que inclusive, confere nome à série. House não somente se configura como um homem excepcional, capaz de ter um raciocínio lógico para além dos parâmetros do indivíduo comum, como também apresenta, em sua trajetória, várias das etapas da jornada do herói, conforme os esquemas desenvolvidos respectivamente por Joseph Campbell (2000) e, com base neste primeiro, Christopher Vogler (1997). O estudo se justifica pela recorrência, que parece ter se tornado tendência neste gênero específico, de personagens que, embora apresentem heroicidade em sua essência e percurso, apresentem também desvios de conduta que os caracteriza, ao mesmo tempo, como heróis e anti-heróis. Estão entre as principais características de House a ousadia, a obstinação por respostas aos enigmas médicos e pela verdade, bem como a irreverência quanto às normas éticas e morais, quando estas representam empecilhos para a conquista de seus objetivos. Vale destacar também que o referencial teórico compreende, entre outras, à produção intelectual de autores como Roland Barthes (1989) e Edgar Morin (2006), na medida em que estes apresentam ricas contribuições para os exames relacionados, nesta ordem, à noção de mito e de complexidade. Assim, este estudo pretende observar estes conceitos na estruturação da personagem com base na trajetória do herói mítico, destacando as influências literárias na criação das histórias atuais destinadas ao gênero estudado.

The core of House M.D. is its assertion that current Western civilization lives in a perpetual state of dissonance: we desire to have the rawness of emotion but we can only handle this rawness when we combine it with intellect, even if that intellect lies to us. This is the ontological paradox that the televisual text grapples with. Through the use of archetypal analysis and allegorical interpretation, this thesis reveals that dissonance and its relationship to contemporary Western society. Through House M.D. we realize that there are structures to the paradoxes that we live and there are paradoxes in our structures. Dr. House is a trickster in an allegory of American capitalist culture. The trickster metaphorically pulls away from society the rules protecting cultural values. Dr. House and House M.D. participate in revealing the cultural disruption of the current moment of Western society. While playing on the genres of detective fiction and hospital dramas, House M.D. is an existential allegory exposing the paradox that we can never be free while still seeking our own self-interest.