Bowlby’s Theory Of Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

What did bowlby propose

Answer 1

That prolonged maternal deprivation would have long term consequences on emotional development

Question 2

What is bowlby’s key study

Answer 2

44 juvenile thieves

Question 3

What did bowlby do in his key study of 44 juvenile thieves

Answer 3

He studied children attending the child guidance clinic who were emotionally maladjusted.
There were 88 children; 44 of which had been caught stealing; the other 44 were used as a control group
Some of the thieves had been diagnosed as affectionless psychopaths

Question 4

What were the findings of bowlbys study

Answer 4

86% of the affectionless psychopaths had frequent early separations from their mothers
This shows that prelonged maternal deprivation does have an impact on emotional development later in life and supports bowlbys theory of the critical period and how vital that is

Question 5

AO3:

Answer 5

1. Physical and emotional separation
2. Real world application
3. Deprivation vs privation