Maternal Deprivaiton

Question 1

Define Separation

Answer 1

The child isnt in the presence of the PCG for a brief amount of time

Question 2

Define deprivation

Answer 2

when a child loses an element of the primary attachment figure’s emotional care. This then becomes an issue in development

Question 3

What do developmental psychologists say about maternal deprivation.

Answer 3

deprived children have no PCG to base their future relationships on and will therefore struggle to form bonds in the future.

Question 4

What are the two impacts of maternal deprivation

Answer 4

Intellectual, Emotional

Question 5

Explain what the intellectual impact of maternal deprivation is

Answer 5

-Mental retardation
-Low IQ

Question 6

Explain what the Emotional impact of maternal deprivation is

Answer 6

Affectionless psychopathy- inability to experience guilt, lack empathy, lack remorse and higher criminality

Question 7

Outline Bowlby’s (1944) study on the 44 thieves

Answer 7

44 young men who were accused of stealing were interviewed for signs of affectionless psychopathy and their families were interviewed to see if they faced any prolonged separations from their mothers

Question 8

These were the findings of the 44 thieves study

Answer 8

Separated Not separated Total
Affectionless 12 2 14
Other thieves 5 25 50
Total 17 27 44

Question 9

Goldforb (1955) offered supporting evidence for the 44 theives, outline this

Answer 9

Followed 30 orphaned children to age 12, half were fostered at 4 months and the other half remained in the orphanage

Question 10

What were Goldforb’s (1955) findings

Answer 10

The fostered group had an IQ of 96 where as the orphanage has an IQ of 68