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WHO

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World Health Organisation

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When did the WHO commission Bowlby to write a report?

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After WW2

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What did the WHO commission Bowlby to write a report on?

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The mental health of homeless children post-war

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What did Bowlby believe could be harmful for homeless children?

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Long term deprivation

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Deprivation

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Lack of necessities

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What hypothesis did Bowlby state?

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Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis

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Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis

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Deprivation from main caregiver during critical period will result in harmful affects

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What is maternal deprivation?

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The emotional and intellectual consequences of separation between a child and their mother/substitute mother

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What does Bowlby believe to be essential for normal psychological development?

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Continuous care from a mother

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What can separation from the mother (or mother substitute) cause serious damage to?

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Serious damage to emotional and intellectual development

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Deprivation theory (IQ)

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Deprivation in the critical period causes IQ and mental damage

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What does deprivation cause a person to become?

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An affectionless psychopath

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Characteristics of an affectionless psychopath (6)

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-Lack of emotional development
-Lack of concern for others
-Lack of guilt
-Inability to form meaningful relationships
-Lack of empathy
-Impulsive

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Privation

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Not having the opportunity to form a bond on the first instance

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Maternal deprivation

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A bond or attachment that has been formed with the main caregiver, but has been disrupted for some reason

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What piece of key research did Bowlby carry out?

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‘44 thieves’

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What was the aim of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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To test the maternal deprivation hypothesis

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What two groups did Bowlby compare in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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He compared 44 juvenile (young) thieves with 44 non-delinquent (non-criminal) children

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How did Bowlby get data in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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He interviewed children and families

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What percentage of young thieves showed affectionless psychopathy in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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32%

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What percentage of non-delinquent (non-criminal) children showed affectionless psychopathy in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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0%

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What had 86% of affectionless psychopaths experienced before the age of 5 in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study?

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86% of affectionless psychopaths had experienced long periods of maternal separation before the age of 5

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How many of the 44 non-delinquent children in ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study had experienced prolonged separation?

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2

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What does ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study provide research support for?

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Bowlby’s maternal deprivation hypothesis

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How did ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study provide research support for the maternal deprivation hypothesis?

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Because the majority of the affectionless psychopaths had experienced a long period of maternal separation

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Advantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Sample size

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Large sample size

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Advantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Support

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Research supports maternal deprivation hypothesis

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Advantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Influence

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Influential in this area of attachment

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Advantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Real world impact

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Has impacted child care practices

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Disadvantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Gender bias

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Only boys were studied. We can’t assume that female delinquents will give the same results (can’t generalise)

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Disadvantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: Retrospective

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For analysis, data was looked back on and this could possibly cause inaccuracies in memory

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Disadvantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: correlation, not causation

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We do not know if maternal deprivation caused affectionless psychopath characteristics

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Disadvantages of ‘Bowlby’s 44 Thieves’ study: investigator effects

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There is a possibility that the researcher could impact the participant’s responses

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Who do conducted further research in 1952?

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Bowlby and Robertson

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What did Bowlby and Robertson observe in 1952?

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They observed children experiencing intense distress when separated from their mothers

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What three PROGRESSIVE stages of distress did Bowlby and Robertson find in 1952?

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  1. Protest
  2. Despair
  3. Detachment
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What does the child do during the protest stage of distress according to Bowlby and Robertson?

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The child cries and protests angrily when the parent leaves and they try to cling onto the parent

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What does the child do during the despair stage of distress according to Bowlby and Robertson?

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The child’s protesting begins to stop and they appear calmer. However they are still upset and refuse attempts of comfort

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What does the child do during the detachment stage of distress according to Bowlby and Robertson?

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The child begins to engage with other people but rejects their caregiver on return

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Which 17 month old baby did Robertson and Robertson observe?

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John

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Where was John placed for 9 days?

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In a residential nursery

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John’s father

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He worked all day, but visited the nursery

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How did John display protest?

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He sobbed and resisted comfort

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How did John display despair?

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He played with toys and clung to his teddy bear

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How did John display detachment?

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He wouldn’t look at his mother when she returned

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What did Spitz and Wolf find about the effects of separation in 1947?

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They found that the effects of separation can be severe

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Where did Spitz and Wolf conduct research in 1947?

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In children’s orphanages in South America

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What two groups did Spitz and Wolf observe?

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One institution where babies were separated from their mothers at 3 months
Another institution where babies of inmates were separated from their mothers but received regular visits

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Development of prison babies and orphaned babies

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Prison babies thrived while the orphaned babies displaced development delays

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