maternal deprivation Flashcards
1
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define maternal deprivation
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emotional and intellectual consequences of extended separation between child and mother or mother substitute, child loses aspect of care within critical period
2
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6 mark theory
(first 2)
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- the idea of continued nurture from mother within critical period is important for psychological development
- if child has extended separation within critical period, element of care is lost then psychological damage is irreversible and inevitable
3
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6 mark theory
(intellectual and emotional damage)
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intellectual damage - cognitive impairment, low IQ, and intellectual deay
emotional damage - includes affectionless psychopathy
- inability to feel guilt
- no strong emotions
- difficulty forming normal relationships
- lack of remorse
- criminality
4
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evaluation paragraphs
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- RTS 44 juvenile thieves
- retrospective data
- practical applications
5
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RTS 44 juvi thieves
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- RTS bowlbeys MD theory, he interviewed opportunity sample of 44 juvinilenl thieves to test for affectionless psychopathy
- then interviewed parents to see if there was any extended seperation during critical period
- those with affectionless psychopathy we more likely to experience this ^^^
- therefore supporting that prolonged seperation in ealry childhood can lead to negative consequences
6
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retrospective data ( old )
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- one criticism is that finding of juvenile thieves are based on retrospective data
- relies on parents memory to remember early childhood of thieves
- therefore they could lie to present themselves in a better light / or simply forgot
- reduces internal validity of research into MD
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7
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practical application
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- a strength of MD is PA
- the theory says there are potential negative consequences of separation in early childhood that leads to changes in society
- hospitals changed visiting hours so parents can stay overnight with infants to reduce intellectual and emotional issues
- bowlbeys theory is important for applied psychology
