Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation Flashcards
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ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- hospitals
- anaclitic depression
- IQ scores
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disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- reversible
- privation
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hopsitals - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- before Bowlby’s theory of hospitals wouldn’t allow the parents to visit their children during stays in hospital/ or only allow infrequent visits
- this often had damaging effects on the child
- nowadays, parents are actively encouraged to stay in hospital w/ their children
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anaclitic depression - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- psych examined children raised in a poor quality orphanage in South America
- members of staff were overworked, under trained + rarely gave the children any attention or affection
- the children displayed anaclitic depression (loss of appetite, sleeplessness + sadness)
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IQ scores - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- psychs found that children placed in institutions, that only looked after them physically
- scored poorly on intelligence tests
- HOWEVER when the same children were transferred to a different institution which gave children emotional care
= IQ scores improved by almost 30 points
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reversible - disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- the effects of maternal deprivation have been shown to be reversible
- children who’d never formed attachments + were adopted after the age of 4 were still be able to form attachments to their new parents (Tizard + Hodges)
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privation - disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation
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- Bowlby didn’t really distinguish between deprivation (when the attachment figure is lost) and privation (when the child has never formed an attachment)
- could be the latter that causes the extreme negative effects observed in some studies