Bowlbys maternal deprivation

Question 1

EXPLAIN BOWLBYS THEORY OF MATERNAL DEPRIVATION

Answer 1

• disruption of infant and caregiver during critical period can cause serious damage to emotional, social and intellectual development of a child

Question 2

WHAT IS AFFECTIONLESS PSYCOPATHY

Answer 2

• deprivation of the mother could lead to affectionless psychopathy- personality style characterised with a lack of empathy for others

Question 3

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF SHORT TERM SEPARATION

Answer 3

• temporary, children go through protest, despair and detatchment which changes nature of relationship with caregiver

Question 4

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF LONG TERM SEPARATION

Answer 4

• Separations due to parental death, divorce or imprisonment can lead to long term, negative effects for the child
• can lead to higher risks of anxiety or depression

Question 5

DESCRIBE BOWLBYS STUDY

Answer 5

AIM- investigate whether causes of juvenile delinquency could be down to deprivation

PROCEDURE

1. used history of patients at clinic where he worked
2. identified 44 cases of theft and 44 controls, all emotionally maladjusted
3. he looked for signs of affectionless psychopathy and evidence for maternal deprivation

Question 6

WHAT WERE THE FINDINGS OF HIS STUDY

Answer 6

• 14/44 thieves displayed affectionless psychopathy whilst none of control group did
• 86% of affectionless thieves had separations from mother in early childhood
• early childhood separations are linked to emotional maladjustments later in life

Question 7

EVALUATE THIS STUDY

Answer 7

• for ethical reasons research tends to use the case study method, high on ecological validity as data is based on real life
• not all children react to separation in the same way , so possible that others develop maternal deprivation down to other factors such as emotional problems