Attachment - Romanian Orphan Studies

Question 1

When did Romania’s orphan problem begin?

Answer 1

Under the communist rule, who banned abortion and denied access to contraception

Question 2

What did many Romanian’s do as a result of the abortion ban?

Answer 2

They abandoned their new-born children, leaving thousands to suffer at under-funded, state-run orphanages

Question 3

What did the Western world become aware of in 1989?

Answer 3

They became aware of the issue and realised that many children were institutionalised

Question 4

How many orphans were found and how many orphanages were found?

Answer 4

More than 100,000 orphans in 600 state-run orphanages

Question 5

What did children in orphanages spend most of their days doing?

Answer 5

Spent most of their days in cribs with very little stimulation and were malnourished

Question 6

Institutionalised

Answer 6

The behaviour patterns of children who have been raised outside of the family home in an institution like an orphanage

Question 7

What carried out the Romanian orphan study?

Answer 7

Rutter

Question 8

Who did Rutter study?

Answer 8

Romanian orphans, who were adopted by British parents, who had been in orphanages aged 1-2 weeks, with minimal adult contact

Question 9

What research methods did Rutter use?

Answer 9

Longitudinal study and natural experiment

Question 10

Longitudinal study

Answer 10

Researchers repeatedly examine the same participants to detect any changes that might occur over a period of time

Question 11

Natural experiment

Answer 11

Experiment conducted in the everyday environment of the participants

Question 12

At what ages were the Romanian orphans assessed in Rutter’s study?

Answer 12

Ages 4, 6, 11 and 21

Question 13

What were the Romanian orphans when they first arrived in the UK in Rutter’s study?

Answer 13

They were malnourished

Question 14

What was there a correlation between in 11 year olds in Rutter’s study?

Answer 14

A correlation between the rate of recovery and the age of adoption

Question 15

The earlier the adoption, the higher the ______ in Rutter’s study?

Answer 15

Mean IQ of the orphans

Question 16

What were there signs of in children adopted after 6 months in the Romanian orphanages in Rutter’s study?

Answer 16

Signs of disinhibited attachment

Question 17

What did the signs of disinhibited attachment result in in Rutter’s study?

Answer 17

Attention seeking and physical, cognitive and social development delay

Question 18

At age 11, what was the mean IQ for those adopted before 6 months (Rutter’s study)?

Answer 18

102

Question 19

At age 11, what was the mean IQ for those adopted between 6-24 months (Rutter’s study)?

Answer 19

86

Question 20

At age 11, what was the mean IQ for those adopted after 2 years (Rutter’s study)?

Answer 20

77

Question 21

What did 26% of Romanian orphans show at age 6?

Answer 21

Disinvited attachments

Question 22

What percentage of UK adoptees showed disinhibited attachments at age 6?

Answer 22

3.8%

Question 23

By age 11, what percentage of the initial 26% of Romanian orphans still showed disinhibited attachments?

Answer 23

26%

Question 24

Other than Rutter, what other study looked into Romanian orphanages?

Answer 24

Zeanah et al 2005

Question 25

How many children did Zeanah et al study? What ages?

Answer 25

95 children who were 12-31 months

Question 26

What was the control group of Zeanah et al’s study?

Answer 26

50 children who had never lived in institution

Question 27

What was used to assess the children in Zeanah et al’s study?

Answer 27

Strange Situation

Question 28

What percentage of the control group of Zeanah et al’s study were securely attached?

Answer 28

74%

Question 29

What percentage of the institutional group were securely attach Ed in Zeanah et al’s study?

Answer 29

19%

Question 30

What percentage of the institutional group were class as having a disinhibited attachment in Zeanah et al’s study?

Answer 30

65%