bowlby (maternal deprivation theory) - psychodynamic theory

Question 1

what is the maternal deprivation theory about?

Answer 1

-he argued there was a link between maternal deprivation and deviant behaviour.
-believed if you didn’t have a good relationship with your mother in the first 5 years of your life there was a higher liklihood of juvenile delinquency, emotional difficulties and anti-social behaviour
-if you don’t get this attachment it leads to an inability to form meaningful emotional relationships leading to affectionless psychopathy

Question 2

what does affectionless psychopathy mean?

Answer 2

an inibility to show affection or concern for others where you act on impulse with no regard towards the consequences of your actions

Question 3

bowlbys study

Answer 3

-a retrospective study where delinquents and mums recall past events
-sample of 44 juvenile theives referred to child guidance clinic
-found 39% suffered maternal deprivation before the age of 5 compared to a control group of non-delinquents were 5% suffered it