Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

Deprivation

Answer 1

Loss of emotional care, usually from a primary caregiver

Question 2

44 thieves procedure

Answer 2

88 participants, 44 charged with stealing. Bowlby suggested that the thieves were affectionless psychopaths

Question 3

44 thieves findings

Answer 3

Affectionless thieves had been frequently separated from their mothers (86%)

Question 4

Real world applications

Answer 4

Before Bowlby, children were separated from parents. When they discovered that this caused stress, they stopped.

Question 5

Physical and emotional separation

Answer 5

For example, a depressed mother might be physically there, but not emotionally. It was found that this caused deprivation