Effects Of Deprivation Flashcards
What are the short term effects if deprivation?
Protest like crying, replaced calmer, distressed behaviour like rocking and thumb sucking. As the separation goes on the child will become more withdrawn and may reject the mother when reunited
What is deprivation?
Having an attachment then losing it
What was Bowlby’s hypothesis?
Maternal deprivation hypothesis
Who were his participants and how many were there?
88 people with mental health problems between 5-16
How many participants had a history of stealing?
44
How many participants didn’t have a history of stealing?
44
Bowlby conducted case studies, what does that involve?
Getting data from a number if sources, school records, medical records, observations, interviews, etc
What were his results?
86% of thieves had long separations from their mothers before the age of 5
4% of non thieves had had prolonged separations
16 thieves had affectionless psychopathy
What are the symptoms of affectionless psychopathy?
Unable to form meaningful relationships, inability to feel guilt and other deep emotions
What did bowlby think his results concluded?
The long term effects of maternal deprivation
In the 1950s who carried out research on john?
The Robertson’s
How old was john when he went into the residential nursery?
18 months
How long was he in there for?
9 days
Why was john in the residential nursery?
Whilst his mother had another baby
How did john behave in the nursery?
He became increasingly distressed, tearful, stopped trying to interact with carers
