Attatchment-maternal Deprivation

Question 1

Atatchment
Outline maternal deprivation

Answer 1

Refers to lack of adequate nuturing for young or child due to absence, premature loss or neglects by mother figure which causes serious emotional and intellectual damage to a child’s development

Question 2

Atatchment
Value of maternal care

Answer 2

Bolby believed infants/children need warm,intimate and continuous care with mother to ensure a continuing of normal mental health

Question 3

Atatchment
Critical period

Answer 3

If denied such carethe child may become emotionally disturbed .this only applies to critical period-separations will only take effects if happen before age 2 n half yrs

Question 4

Atatchment
Long term effects of maternal deprivation

Answer 4

Low iQ-study found significantly less iQ for children brought up in institution compare to adopted children with emotional care/higher standards
Emotional probs -mood disorders eg depression
Juvenile delinquents-criminal activity eg theft
Affectionless psychopathy -inability to experience guilt or empathy for actions

Question 5

Atatchment
Bolby study on the effects of maternal deprivation

Answer 5

Bolby interviewed juvenile delinquents from clinic he practised in .children in sample ranged from 5-16
1 groupd 44 children who reffered to clinic cus of theft
Withing this group bolby identified subgroup who he described as affectkonless psychopaths .he used a CI of 44 children who weren’t thieves but reffeded for emotional probs .bolby interviews children n parents on early life n especially any extended separations during critical period.

Question 6

Atatchment bolby studying effects of maternal deprivation
Findings

Answer 6

86% affectionless psychopaths experienced separation from mum in critical period.17%of other theives .n only 4 % of control groupd

Question 7

Atatchment
Bobly study of maternal deprivation effects conclusion

Answer 7

Suggests link between maternal deprivation n affectionless psychopathy .lack of continous care may well cause emotional maladjustment plus mental disorders

Question 8

Atatchment
Bobly study of maternal deprivation effects
Researcher bias

Answer 8

Bolby conducted both family interviews and assessments for psychopathy leaving him open to bias cus he knew in advance who he would identify as affectionless psychopaths.
Also bolby influenced by flawed research like the study into development of deprived children in wartime orphanages -trauma +neglect -ofc going to have emotional distress

Question 9

Atatchment
Bobly study of maternal deprivation effects retrospective and social desirability

Answer 9

Interviews children n mums on early life -think back many years when mems of details relating to extended separation could be distorted.
Also mums may down play how long separation,reaction of the child and the age they were separated at to make more positive light -Socially desirable

Question 10

Atatchment
Bobly study of maternal deprivation effects
Correlational conclusions

Answer 10

Dosnt establish cause n effect -that frequent separation from caregiver causes affectionless psychopathy (relationship)
Could be a third variable which influenced children to engage in criminal behaviour eg peers