Attachment: Bowlby’s Theory Of Maternal Deprivation 2024 - 2025 Flashcards

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What are two types of psychological consequences, according to Bowlby?

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Intellectual and emotional

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What is meant by separation?

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Child not being in the presence of the primary caregiver

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A “child not being in the presence of the primary caregiver” is an example of …

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Seperation

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What is meant by deprivation?

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Where an element of care from the mother is lost through extended separation

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If an element of mothers care is lost through extended separation, this is an example of …

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Deprivation

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How long is the critical period?

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2.5 years

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According to Bowlby, what is the first 2.5 years of an infants life called?

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The critical period

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What kind of damage can occur during the critical period if an element of care is lost?

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Psychological damage

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What can cause psychological damage to an infant during the critical period?

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Extended separation from the mother where an element of care is lost

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The psychological damage that can be caused from extended separation can be described as …

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Inevitable and irreversible

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What type of damage - according to Bowly, is inevitable and irreversible as a result of extended seperation?

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Psychological

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What are two types of psychological damage, according to Bowlby?

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Intellectual and emotional

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What are 3 examples of intellectual damage?

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Cognitive impairment, intellectual delay, and low IQ

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What is an example of emotional damage which can occur from extended separation?

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Affectionless psychopathy

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Bowlby used what research method in his 44 juvenile thieves study?

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Interviews

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Bowlby used what type of sample for his 44 juvenile thieves study?

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Opportunity

17
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Bowlby interviewed 44 juvenile thieves to investigate whether they showed signs of ….

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Affectionless psychopathy

18
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What type of emotional damage was Bowlby interested in whether the 44 juvenile thieves displayed?

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Affectionless psychopathy

19
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What characteristics would someone suffering from “affectionless psychopathy” show?

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Lack of guilt / no remorse / difficulty developing normal relationships

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Who did Bowlby interview in his study of 44 juvenile thieves?

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The juvenile thieves and their parents

21
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Bowlby interviewed the 44 juvenile thieves to assess their level of…

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Affectionless psychopathy

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Bowlby interviewed the parents of the 44 juvenile thieves to see whether …

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There had been extended periods of seperation

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What did Bowlby find during his study of 44 juvenile thieves which supports his theory of maternal deprivation?

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Those with affectionless psychopathy had experienced long periods of affectionless psychopathy

24
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AO3: What are two issues with the research method Bowlby used in his study of 44 juvenile thieves?

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It relies on retrospective data

Parents may have lied in their answers due to social desirability

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AO3: How does retrospective data affect the validity of Bowlby’s 44 juvenile theives?

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It lowers the internal validity

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AO3: Why may the internal validity of Bowlby’s 44 juvenile thieves study be low?

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Due to the data being retrospective and socially desirable

27
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Alongside the psychological damage, what will these children fail to develop?

A

positive internal working model

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How might these children suffering from maternal deprivation fail to develop a positive IWM?

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They will no be able to form relationships during childhood, adolescence and adulthood

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How may the findings from Bowlby’s maternal deprivation theory be applied to hospitals?

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The potential negative consequences of separation from a caregiver in early life has led to changes in society, such as hospitals changing visiting hours and letting parents stay overnight with their infants

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By identifying the potential negative consequences of separation from a caregiver in early life which has led to changes in society, such as hospitals changing visiting hours and letting parents stay overnight with their infants will reduce …

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The intellectual and emotional issues such as affectionless psychopathy

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Who recreated the 44 juvenile thieves study?

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Lewis (1954)

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How did Lewis (1954) recreate the 44 thieves study?

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She looked at 500 young people and in her sample a history of early prolonged separation from the mother did not predict criminality or difficulty forming close relationships.

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What was Lewis’s (1954) sample?

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500 young people

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How did Lewis’s sample contradict Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation?

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In her sample a history of early prolonged separation from the mother did not predict criminality or difficulty forming close relationships