Bowlby’s Theory of Maternal Deprevation Flashcards

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What does the maternal deprivation hypothesis suggest a link between?

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Seperation and emotional maladjustment.

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Explain the concept of a continuous relationship between a child and mother/mother figure (first 5 years).

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  • Relationships that are discontinuous, particularly before the child is two and a half, disrupt the development of attachment and can lead to emotional disturbance.
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What age did Bowlby suggest children were still at risk of disturbance from a discontinuous relationship?

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5 and after the age of 5 he felt children were better able to cope with separation.

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What did Bowlby suggest would happen to
children who weren’t able to develop a warm, intimate and continuous relationship with their mother?

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The child was at risk of long term, negative effects on their social, emotional and intellectual development.

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What did he suggest seperation from the mother in early childhood could lead to?

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Affection less psychopathy.

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What is affectionless psychopathy?

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The inability to experience guilt, have deep feelings for others and as a consequence, have a lack of meaningful, interpersonal relationships.

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Explain the assumption of separation anxiety as a result of separation in childhood.

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This is the fear that seperation will occur again in the future and can manifest itself in many ways such as:
• increased aggressive behaviour
• clinging behaviour
• detachment

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What is the hypothesis of maternal deprecation?

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What will happen if an infant becomes separated from their attachment figure.

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What was the critical period for developing a warm, continuous relationship?

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The first 2.5 years but the risk continued up to 5 years.

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What did Bowlby suggest the emotional maladjustment would be?

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Permanent and irreversible and could result in juvenile delinquency.

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