ATTACHMENT : Bowlby's monotropic theory Flashcards
theory of maternal deprivation
continual prescence of care from mother or sub
essential for normal psychological development
of babies and toddlers
emotionally and intellectually
bowlby famously said
mother love in infancy and childhood important for mental health
as are vitamins and proteins fpr physical health
being seperated from early childhood from the mother has…
serious consequences (maternal deprivation)
Seperation means
child not in prescence of primary attachment figure
seperation only becomes a problem when
child becomes deprived of emotional care
deprivation of emotional care can even happen when
mother is present as she may be depressed/stressed
therefore unable to give adequate emotional car e
when are brief seperations particularly not significant for development
when child is with a substitute caregiver that can provide emotional care
extended seperations can lead to
deprivation
deprivation by definiton
causes harm
what is the first 2.5 years of life
critical period for psychological development
(finish the statement ) if a child is seperated from their mother
in the abscence of suitable substitute care
(finish the statement ) if a child is seperated from their mother in the abscence of suitable substitute care and …
so deprived of her of her emotional care for an extended duration during this critical period. then
(finish the statement ) if a child is seperated from their mother in the abscence of suitable substitute care and so deprived of her of her emotional care for an extended duration during this critical period. then
bowlby believed psychological damage inevitable
bowlby believed there was a continuing risk of psychological damage up to the age of
5
How does maternal deprivation affect development
intellectual development
emotional development
Bowlby believed if children deprived of maternal care for too long in the critical period ….
suffer from delayed intellectual development
delayed intellectual development charcterised by
abnormally low IQ
Goldfarb found lower IQ in children who had remained in institutions as opposed to
those fostered
those fostered had a higher IQ and also a
higher standard of emotional care
affectionless psychopathy is
inability to experience guilt or strong emotion towards others
affectionless psychopathy prevents
a person developing fulfilling relationships
affectionless psychopathy is associated with
criminality
Why do affectionless psychopaths lack remorse for their actions
they can’t appreciate the feelings of their victims
What did the 44 thieves study examine
link between affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation
What did the 44 thieves sample consist of
44 criminal teenagers
What were the 44 criminnal teenagers accused of
stealing
thieves interviewed for
signs of affectionless pscyhopathy
in the procedure the thieves were interviewwed for affectionless psychipathy charcaterised by
lack of
guilt for their actions
empathy for their victims
affection
Why were families interviewed
to establish whether thieves had prolonged early seperation from mothers
44 thieves sample was compared to
control group of 44 non criminal but emotionally disturbed young people
14/44 thieves described as
affectionless psychopths
12 of the 14 thieves experienced
prolonged seperation from their mothers in the first 2 years of their lives
in contrast only 5 of the remaining 30 thieves experienced
seperations
how many participants in the control group experienced long seperations
2
from the 44 thieves research bowlby concluded
prolonged early seperation/deprivation caused affectionless psychopathy
