attachment, deprivation, separation and privation

Question 1

define attachment?

Answer 1

as a close, emotional
bond between child and caregiver. It provides safety and security – interactional and reciprocal.

Question 2

define deprivation

Answer 2

loss of, damage to, a formed attachment.

Question 3

define separation

Answer 3

when a child is physically separated from his/her
primary caregiver.

Question 4

define privation

Answer 4

failure to form an attachment (different caregivers, family dysfunction). There may be short/long-term developmental effects.

Question 5

Rutter (1981)

Answer 5

children do not show distress when separated
from a familiar figure. Can lead to affectionless psychopathy

affectionlss psychopathy- (inability to show affection or concern for others – little regard for the consequence of their actions, e.g., no guilt for antisocial behaviour)

Question 6

Imprinting – a critical period (nature vs nurture)

Hess (1958)

Answer 6

identified a **Critical period **- imprinting could occur an hour after hatching, but strongest responses occurred
between 12 and 17 hours
after hatching – after 32
hours, imprinting was
unlikely to occur at all.

Question 7

Imprinting – a critical period (nature vs nurture)

Lorenz (1935)

Answer 7

attachment is
innate and programmed
genetically.

Question 8

Imprinting –
a critical period

**Guiton (1966)
**

Answer 8

Used yellow rubber gloves
to feed chicks during the
critical period, chicks
imprinted on gloves and
then later tried to mate
with the gloves (sexual
imprinting).

After spending time with
own species the chicks
were able to engage in
normal sexual behaviour
(imprinting is moderately
reversible)