Disruption Of Attachments

Question 1

What’s privation?

Answer 1

This is when a child has never be able to form attachment relationships

Question 2

Name 2 studies which can be used for deprivation

Answer 2

1. Bowlbys juvenile thieves

2. Robertson and Robertson -Children brief separation

Question 3

Explain Bowlbys Juvenile thieves

Answer 3

Took 88 5-16 year olds who had been referred to a children guidance clinic and interview the families and children. Most children had experienced seperaton. So this Found that deprivation in its worst form can lead to affection less psychopathy and in its less sever form it can lead to antisocial behaviour.

Question 4

Explain Robertson and Robertson study on John

Answer 4

Mum left him with no substitute care for 9 days. John ended clinging onto a teddy bear. John became more withdrawing and despairing. When his mother came to get him he tried to get away from her. He continued to show to show outbursts of anger after for months

Question 5

Explain Robertson and Robertson study for several other children who had substitute care

Answer 5

Joyce Robertson looked after the kids and were able to see their mother in hospital. These children ate and slept well and were welcomed their parents back at the end of their stay

Question 6

Bowlbys study showed

Answer 6

Children deprived of a loving attachment can lead to later problems in life

Question 7

Robertson and Robertson showed

Answer 7

Deprivation can be avoided if good substitute care is provided

Question 8

Strengths of deprivation studies

Answer 8

1. Natural observation so validity would of been high as observer can’t interfere
2. Natural environment so high ecological validity

Question 9

Weakness of studies into deprivation

Answer 9

Lacks cultural variation as all children were white and British

Question 10

Name the studies into privation

Answer 10

1. Hodges and Tizard
2. Rutter

Can mention Czech twins and Genie but don’t truly represent privation

Question 11

Explain hodges and tizards study into privation

Answer 11

Longitudinal study about 65 children who had been placed in a institution. 36 went to or back to a home by the age of 4. What they found was that adopted children formed strong attachments unlike the restored children. Both did though see adult attention and less peer relations

Question 12

Evaluate Hodges and Tizards study

Answer 12

1. Longitudinal study so high validity

2. High attrition rates

Question 13

Explain Rutters study on Romanian orphans

Answer 13

Rutter looked at 111 orphans adopted in the UK by the age of 2. By 4 they had caught up with age related milestones. What was found tho was the higher age of adoption the slower their progress was. Therefore shows affects of Privation are less severe than before

Question 14

Evaluation of Rutters study

Answer 14

1. High attrition rates
2. Might be parents not privation
3. Don’t know long term affects of privation

Question 15

What’s deprivation?

Answer 15

When you have a loss of an attachment relationship . This is when a child losses their primary care giver for a certain period of time