Bowlbys MDH - Separation

Question 1

What is separation?

Answer 1

Short term disruption to attachment bond and distress shown through protest, despair and detachment

Question 2

What did Robertson and Robertson report?

Answer 2

Their ‘young children in brief separation’ research as 5 films showed how brief separation from their mother affected child’s mental state

Question 3

What did one film feature? (Robertson)

Answer 3

John, 17 months who had a close relationship with his mother - spent 9 days in nursery - confusion and struggled

Question 4

What did Douglas find?

Answer 4

Separations of less than a week for children below 4 years were correlated with behavioural difficulties - supports MDH

Question 5

What did Kagan point out?

Answer 5

Much evidence linking short term separation to negative outcomes

Question 6

What did Quinton and rutter find?

Answer 6

Greater behavioural problems in samples of adults separated briefly from attachment figures before 5 years through hospitalisation

Question 7

What did Barrett argue?

Answer 7

Individual differences in reactions to short term separation are important