deprivation Flashcards

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what is deprivation

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when an attachment has been made and is then broken

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why might short term deprivation occur

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-mother goes to work
-mother goes to hospital

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what is short term deprivation

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reversible - attachment can be reformed

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what did bowlby and robertson research

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effects of short term deprivation on children as their mother had gone into hospital

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what were the results of bowlby and robertson

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they found children who experienced short term deprivation went through the pdd model (protest, despair, detachment )

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what is protest in the pdd model

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children showed great distress calling out and crying for absent mother to try and increase proximity

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what is despair in the pdd model

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children were calmer but apathetic as they showed little interest in anything.They rejected comfort from others and partook in self-soothing behaviours like rocking

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what is detachment in the pdd model

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children seemed to be coping with the separation they showed more interest in their surroundings but were emotionally unresponsive , children avoided forming new attachments . No interest was shown when caregiver returned but over time attachment was re-established.

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what are weaknesses of robertson and bowlby

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-case studies of children who experienced pdd as mothers were in hospital so this isnt generalisable to children whos short term deprivation is due to other reasons
-naturalistic observation is very subjective as behaviour like protesting and being apathetic are open to interpretation so may be observation bias in childs response

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what are the strength of bowlby and robertsons

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-lots of rich detail about effects of short term deprivation so results are valid

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what did robertson and robertson think

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researching individual case studies and found that a child wont go through the pdd model if they are given high quality care

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what did rutter believe

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it was the nature/cause of separation that lead to the pdd model not the separation itself

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13
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what is another name for long term deprivation

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maternal deprivation hypothesis

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what is long term deprivation

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irreversible- attachment wont be reformed

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causes of long term deprivation

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-parental death
-divorce(no co parenting)
-prison

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what is the main effect of lt deprivation

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poor internal working model and affects a childs ability to form relationships with adults in the furture

17
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describe bowlbys process to delinquency

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-disruption to attachment process like prison
-damages internal working model
-develop an inability to form relationships with others
-lack of moral constraints as you have no relationships with others so dont care about them
-leads to delinquent , criminal behaviour or affection-less psychopath personality

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consequences of long term deprivation

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-affection-less psychopathy
-social maladjustment
-delinquency
-depression
-agression

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what is an affection-less psychopath

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inability to experience emotionally intense relationships, lack of affectionate behaviour and a particular lack of guilt and remorse

20
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describe bowlbys 44 theives study

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compared separation in the first 5 years between 44 convicted thieves and 44 juveniles with behaviour and mental health problems

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what were the findings of 44 thieves

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14/44 of the thieves were affectionless psychopaths
0/44 of the juveniles were affectionless psychopaths
12/14 of the thieves had experienced a long period of separation from their mother before age 5

22
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what are ways to reduce deprivation

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-frequent visits
-photos
-familiar items from home
-keeping same routines
-key workers in places like daycare

23
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what did spitz find

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-found institutionalised children suffered extreme depression if they remained in an orphanage

24
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what did skeels and dye find

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compared development of two groups of orphans . One raised in normal institution where they were given more attention and stimulation.Children looked after in care home had an improved IQ whereas the other group had a reduced IQ