Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation Flashcards
what is deprivation?
seperation for a long period of time, only becomes a problem if the child is deprived of EMOTIONAL CARE.
what is the critical period?
the first 2.5 years
what would happen if a child was separated from their mother during the critical period, having no emotional care?
the child would most likely become psychologically damaged.
what two effects can emotional deprivation cause?
- Intellectual development
- Emotional development
Explain what happens to the intellectual development of a child after being deprived of emotional care?
They would experience a delayed intellectual development, proven through abnormally LOW IQ.
Explain what happens to the emotional development of a child after being deprived of emotional care?
Leads to affectionless psychopathy, which is the INABILITY to feel guilt or emotions towards others.
*Preventing developing a NORMAL relationship with others.
*Often leading to CRIMINALITY as they can’t appreciate the FEELINGS of the victims and lack REMORSE for their actions.
what was the 44 thieves study procedure?
44 criminal teenagers accused of stealing, interviewed for signs of affectionless psychopathy.
families interviewed to establish whether theives had pro-longed early seperations from their mothers
control group of on-criminal but emotionally disturbed young people was set up to see how often M.D occurred in children who weren’t thieves.
what were the findings of the 44 thieves study?
14 out of 44 thieves describes as affectionless psychopaths.
out of the 14, 12 had expereinced pro-longed seperation in the first 2 years of their life.
Only 5 out of remaining 30 had experienced separations.
what was the conclusion of the 44 thieves study?
pro-longed emotional deprivation caused affection-less psychopathy
