Bowlby's Theory of Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

What is privation?

Answer 1

Not having the opportunity to form a bond in the first instance

Question 2

What is maternal deprivation?

Answer 2

A bond or attachment has been formed with the main caregiver but it has been disrupted for some reason

Question 3

What is separation?

Answer 3

Not being in the presence of the primary attachment figure

Question 4

When does separation becomes deprivation?

Answer 4

If they lose an elemental of care.

Question 5

When did Bowlby come up with his Theory of maternal deprivation?

Answer 5

1951

Question 6

How came up with the theory of maternal deprivation?

Answer 6

Bowlby

Question 7

Why is continuous emotional care from a mother essential?

Answer 7

For a normal development and intellectual development

Question 8

What did Bowlby say the critical period is?

Answer 8

30 months

Question 9

What happens in with no substitution of emotional care if a child is separated from his mother for longer than 30 months?

Answer 9

Inevitable psychological damage

Question 10

What does deprivation do to your intellectual development?

Answer 10

Lowers IQ

Question 11

How found research to support the effect of deprivation on your IQ?

Answer 11

Goldfarb (1947)

Question 12

What is deprivation linked to according to emotional development?

Answer 12

Affectionless psychopathy

Question 13

What is affectionless psychopathy?

Answer 13

Lack of emotional care causing the inability to experience guilt or strong emotions for others

Question 14

What happens to a persons social life if a person has affectionless psychopathy?

Answer 14

• Cannot develop a normal relationship

- Associated with criminality

Question 15

Who studied into maternal deprivation?

Answer 15

Bowlby

Question 16

What did Bowlby (1944) study?

Answer 16

44 Thieves Study

Question 17

What was the procedure of Bowlby (1944)?

Answer 17

• 44 delinquent teenagers accused of stealing interviewed

- Interview with family

Question 18

Why were the teenagers interviewed?

Answer 18

-For signs of affectionless psychopathy

Question 19

What are the signs of affectionless psychopathy?

Answer 19

• Lack of affection
• Lack of guilt
• Lack of empathy

Question 20

What were the families interviewed?

Answer 20

To establish any prolonged separations from mothers

Question 21

What are the findings of Bowlby (1944)?

Answer 21

• 14 of 44 = affectionless psychopathy

- 12 of 14 = Prolonged separations from mothers in the first 2 years of life

Question 22

What is a flaw in Goldfarb (1947)?

Answer 22

He knew what he was looking for so chance for bias

Question 23

What did Lewis (1954) do?

Answer 23

Replicated 44 thieves on a larger scale of 500 young people

Question 24

Did the findings of Lewis (1954) support Bowlby’s (1951) study on maternal deprivation?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

What did Koluchova's (1976) conduct?

Answer 25

A case study

Question 26

Who were the individuals in Koluchova's (1976) case study?

Answer 26

Czech twin boys

Question 27

How were the Czech twin boys isolated?

Answer 27

In a cupboard

Question 28

What happened to the Czech twin boys?

Answer 28

Looked after and loved by adults

Question 29

Did the Czech twins recover?

Answer 29

Yes

Question 30

What does Koluchova suggest?

Answer 30

That the critical period is actually a sensitive period

Question 31

Does Levy et al (2003) support Bowlby's (1951) study?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

What did Levy et al (2003) show?

Answer 32

Separating baby rats from their mothers for as little as a day has a permanent effect on social development

Question 33

What does Rutter (1981) criticise about Bowlby?

Answer 33

Not distinguishing between deprivation and privation