Lesson 9- Institutional Care

Question 1

What is institutional care?

Answer 1

It is a type of RESIDENTIAL CARE for large groups of children.

Some institutions children are raised in include:
-Children homes
-Hostels

Question 2

Why is it bad if children adopt the rules and norms of the institution they are in?

Answer 2

It could impair FUNCTIONING and could lead to DEINDIVIDUATION (loss of personal identity)

Question 3

What was the procedure of Rutter et al. study of Romanian orphans in 2010

Answer 3

The study involved 165 ROMANIAN orphans, who spent their early life in orphanages before being adopted, and therefore have been subjected to the effects of institutionalisation.

-The adoptees were tested at regular intervals (ages 4,6, 11 and 15) to asses their PHYSICAL,COGNITIVE and SOCIAL development.

Question 4

What was the control group in the procedure?(🇬🇧)

Answer 4

52 British children adopted before the age of 6 MONTHS

Question 5

What were the findings of the study?

Answer 5

The Romanian orphans lagged behind their British counterparts on all measures of PHYSICAL,COGNITIVE and SOCIAL development.

HOWEVER…

Romanian orphans adopted BEFORE the age of 6 MONTHS had caught up with their British counterparts.

But a significant number of individuals adopted AFTER 6 months still had significant deficits at age FOUR

Question 6

What were the conclusions of the study?

Answer 6

If the children were adopted BEFORE six months and receive SENSITIVE PARENTING