Attachment: Maternal deprivation AO1 Flashcards
According to John Bowlby, the ability to form meaningful relationships in adulthood is dependent on what?
Dependent upon the child forming a warm, continuous relationship with a mother figure.
What was the maternal bond seen as?
Maternal bond is unique, superior to any other, and vital to the child’s well being and development
DEPRIVATION
- How does it occur?
- What does it cause?
DEPRIVATION
- Occurs when a child has an important attachment but is then separated from the attachment figure
- This separation causes bond disruption/loss of attachment
What is an example of how deprivation can occur?
When divorce happens
BOWLBY’S MATERNAL DEPRIVATION HYPOTHESIS
- What was Bowlby’s argument?
- He argued that emotional care (having an attachment) is as important as physical care is for development.
Emotional care is also known as?
Maternal bond
What are the consequences of breaking the emotional care (maternal bond)?
S.I.D.R.
- serious effects on intellectual, social, and emotional development
- irreversible and permanent damage
- difficulty in forming relationships
- risk of developing behavioural disorders
Permanent damage and serious effects will occur if attachment is not formed before this age
Before 2.5 years
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
Who did Bowlby worked with as a psychiatrist in London?
He regularly worked with children who had been caught stealing as his patients
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
What did he observe from the patients/thieves?
He observed that a number of the delinquent thieves had experienced early and frequent separations
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
What study did he conduct?
44 thieves study
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- Participants were divided as?
- What were the age of the participants?
- 44 thieves, 44 non-thieves
- aged 5-16
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- Among the 44 thieves, how many were normal thieves and how many were the rest (what were they called)?
- 30 normal thieves
- 14 diagnosed as affectionless psychopaths
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
Bowlby diagnosed 14 participants as affectionless psychopaths.
- What does affectionless psychopaths mean?
People who don’t feel guilt for crime or no social responsibility.
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- What percentage of affectionless psychopaths experienced deprivation?
86% of 14 affectionless psychopaths had experienced deprivation
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- What percentage of normal thieves had experienced deprivation?
17% of 30 normal thieves had experienced deprivation
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- What percentage of non-thieves had experienced deprivation?
None had experienced deprivation
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE - 44 THIEVES STUDY
- How did Bowlby collect data?
Bowlby interviewed the children and families about early life experiences.
Who is the control group in the 44 thieves study?
44 Non-thieves
Conclusion of Bowlby from 44 thieves study?
Concluded that deprivation leads to problems with emotional and behavioural development.
