effects of institutionalisation

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

• in Romania the fall of communist government in 1989 revealed the terrible conditions of up to 300K orphans due to the ban of abortion
• they lacked physical and emotional care from the staff and many children were malnourished and abused in the Romanian institution
• these romanian orphans faced privation; the total lack of the ability to form an att bond.

Question 2

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Answer 2

PROCEDURE
-longitudinal study of 165 Romanian orphans adopted into British families
-111 were adopted before 2y/o
-54 were adopted by 4y/o
-control group: 52 British adoptees
-all severely malnourished and low IQ when adopted
-adoptees assessed at regular interval until age 15
FINDINGS
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