⭐️ bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation✅ Flashcards
what did bowlby look into?
what type of care from a mother did he say is essential?
the effects of maternal deprivation on childhood relationships
contuinous emotional care is essential for normal emotional and intellectual development
what is the difference between seperation and deprivation?
how can deprivation be avoided?
separation = a child isnt physically in. the presence of a primary attachment figure
deprivation = losing emotional care as a result of the separation
avoided if alternative emotional care is offered
how long is the critical period?
what happens if a child is separated from their mother?
30 months
if a child is separated from their mother in the first 30 months then psychological damage is inevitable
what will happen to a child’s intellectual ability if they face maternal derivation?
what did Goldfarb find?
their IQ will be abnormally low and they will suffer mental retardation
lower IQ’s in children from institutions compared to fostered children
what term by bowlby did he use as a result of emotional deprivation?
what does this mean??
what does those prevent the person from doing?
affectionless psychopathy
the inability the feel guilt or strong emotions for others
prevents the person developing normal relationships and is associated with criminality
what did bowlby study?
procedure?
what characteristics were they looking for in the delinquents the they interviewed them?
‘44 thieves’
44 teenage delinquents who were asked if they had experienced separation from their mother
looking form signs they’re am affection less psychopath eg. lack of guilt, affection and empathy
findings?
how many of the 44 were described to be affection less psychopaths? as a fraction
how ,many of the 14 Affectionless psychopaths experienced maternal depreciation within the first 5 years of life?
how many non- criminal delinquents faced maternal seperation?
14/44
12/14
5%
conclusion:
what does this study suggest?
prolonged seperation/ deprivation causes an affection less psychopath and criminality
AO3:
✅ 2 strengths
✅ Practical applications – the MDH and accompanying research has significant real world applications, as they highlight the importance of positive attachment experiences and maintaining a mono tropic bond in the first five years, which have been instrumental in the developments of good childcare practices.
✅ Some national governments offer more financial support for young families in terms of maternity and paternity leave. clearly highlighting its commitment to support children’s early attachment experiences
AO3:
❌ 2 weaknesses
❌ oversimplifed concept- bowlby doesn’t fully distinguish the difference between deprivation and privation. rutter identified deprivation as loosing an attachment with a PAF and privation was failure to form the attachment at all.
❌ Retrospective recall might be inaccurate - As Bowlby was asking the adolescent participants to recall separations that they had experienced years earlier, their responses would have been subject to inaccuracies/ distortions.
