Chaoter 7: Maternal Deprivation

Question 1

Separation

Answer 1

Short term, temporary separation from an attachment figure

Question 2

Disruption of attachment

Answer 2

When an attachment has formed but had been broken either temporarily or permanently.

Question 3

Privation

Answer 3

When a child has been prevented from forming attachment

Question 4

Institutional care

Answer 4

Residential care in an orphanage, children’s home with other children and paid members of staff

Question 5

Institutionalisation

Answer 5

Negative effects on the children of being places in an institution

Question 6

What are the negative effects of maternal deprivation

Answer 6

Emotional - depression 
Personality - affection less psychopathy 
Intellectual problems 
Relationship problems 
Poor physical development

Question 7

What is protest?

Answer 7

Child separated from their career they cry, scream, struggle, cling, appear afraid, angry

Question 8

What is despair

Answer 8

Child stops struggling, apathy, not engaging with others, can’t be comforted, rocking, thumb sucking.

Question 9

Detachment

Answer 9

Child responds to other, but in an unemotional way. Don’t show interest to parent.

Question 10

Maternal deprivation hypothesis?

Answer 10

Disruption of the attachment bond with the mother, leads to serious, permanent damage to emotional and intellectual development