ATTACHMENT : Bowlby's monotropic theory

Question 1

theory of maternal deprivation

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continual prescence of care from mother or sub

essential for normal psychological development
of babies and toddlers
emotionally and intellectually

Question 2

bowlby famously said

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mother love in infancy and childhood important for mental health

as are vitamins and proteins fpr physical health

Question 3

being seperated from early childhood from the mother has…

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serious consequences (maternal deprivation)

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Seperation means

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child not in prescence of primary attachment figure

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seperation only becomes a problem when

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child becomes deprived of emotional care

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deprivation of emotional care can even happen when

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mother is present as she may be depressed/stressed

therefore unable to give adequate emotional car e

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when are brief seperations particularly not significant for development

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when child is with a substitute caregiver that can provide emotional care

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extended seperations can lead to

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deprivation

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deprivation by definiton

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causes harm

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what is the first 2.5 years of life

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critical period for psychological development

Question 11

(finish the statement ) if a child is seperated from their mother

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in the abscence of suitable substitute care

Question 12

(finish the statement ) if a child is seperated from their mother in the abscence of suitable substitute care and …

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so deprived of her of her emotional care for an extended duration during this critical period. then

Question 13

(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

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bowlby believed psychological damage inevitable

Question 14

bowlby believed there was a continuing risk of psychological damage up to the age of

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5

Question 15

How does maternal deprivation affect development

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intellectual development

emotional development

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Bowlby believed if children deprived of maternal care for too long in the critical period ….

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suffer from delayed intellectual development

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delayed intellectual development charcterised by

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abnormally low IQ

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Goldfarb found lower IQ in children who had remained in institutions as opposed to

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those fostered

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those fostered had a higher IQ and also a

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higher standard of emotional care

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affectionless psychopathy is

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inability to experience guilt or strong emotion towards others

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affectionless psychopathy prevents

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a person developing fulfilling relationships

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affectionless psychopathy is associated with

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criminality

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Why do affectionless psychopaths lack remorse for their actions

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they can’t appreciate the feelings of their victims

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What did the 44 thieves study examine

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link between affectionless psychopathy and maternal deprivation

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What did the 44 thieves sample consist of

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44 criminal teenagers

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What were the 44 criminnal teenagers accused of

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stealing

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thieves interviewed for

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signs of affectionless pscyhopathy

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in the procedure the thieves were interviewwed for affectionless psychipathy charcaterised by

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lack of
guilt for their actions
empathy for their victims
affection

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Why were families interviewed

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to establish whether thieves had prolonged early seperation from mothers

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44 thieves sample was compared to

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control group of 44 non criminal but emotionally disturbed young people

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14/44 thieves described as

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affectionless psychopths

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12 of the 14 thieves experienced

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prolonged seperation from their mothers in the first 2 years of their lives

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in contrast only 5 of the remaining 30 thieves experienced

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seperations

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how many participants in the control group experienced long seperations

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2

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from the 44 thieves research bowlby concluded

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prolonged early seperation/deprivation caused affectionless psychopathy