Disruption Flashcards
What studies investigated disruption?
Robertson and Robertson (short term) and Bowlby (long term).
Define ‘disruption to attachment’.
When an attachment is broken either temporally or permanently e.g. temporally when the attachment figure goes to hospital or permanently due to death or divorce.
Describe Robertson and Robertson’s study.
8 children, naturalistic observational case study, films made,Thomas: 28 months at the Robertson household and John: 17 months in institutional nursery. Thomas settled while John went through PDD, both acted different once home, Thomas rowdy maybe due to a new sibling, John ignore mother.
Evaluate Robertson and Robertson’s study.
Describe Bowlby’s 44 theives.
Two groups, thieves and non thieves. Aged 5 to 16 been referred to guidance clinic. Interviews with them and family. 86% of thieves affectionless psychopaths had long term separation from mother, 17% not psychos did too. 4% non thieves as well. Maternal deprivation leads to affectionless psychos.
Evaluate Bowlby’s 44 thieves.
PDD Model.
Protest: crying, anger, distress and seeking proximity.
Despair: not sleeping, refusing food and huge sobs of despair.
Detachment: ignoring caregiver, refusing comfort, seeming numb and no longer crying.