MaternL Deprivation

Question 1

What did Bowlby argue was necessary for normal emotional and Intellectual development?

Answer 1

Continue emotional (maternal) care from mother

Question 2

What did bowlby believe that mother love in infancy was as important as?

Answer 2

Vitamins and proteins to physical health

Question 3

Definition of separation?

Answer 3

Means the child not being physically in the presence of primary attachment figure

Question 4

Deprivation?

Answer 4

Means losing emotional care as a result of separation

Question 5

How can separation not cause deprivation?

Answer 5

If alternative emotional care is offered

Question 6

When is the critical period of seperation? And when does the risk continue until?

Answer 6

First 2 and a half years
Age 5

Question 7

Maternal deprivation can lead to mental retardation who found this out?

Answer 7

Goldfarb- lower IQs in institution children than fostered children

Question 8

Lack of emtional care can also lead to what?

Answer 8

Affectionless psychopathy- inability to experience guilt or strong emotion towards others (preventing development of normal relationships associated with crime)

Question 9

What study did bowling create to study maternal deprivation? Basic procedure?

Answer 9

44 theives study
44delinquent teens accused of stealing
All were interviewed for signs of affectionless psychopathy
Families interviews to assess separations from mother

Question 10

How many could be described as affectionless psychopaths? And how many had prolonged separation from mothers in first 2.5 years of life?

Answer 10

14 and 12

Question 11

2 limitations of MD?

Answer 11

-44theives is open to bias as bowlby assessed deprivation and psychopathy
-rutter made a distinction between deprivation and privation ( failure to from A) privation has serious effects

Question 12

One strength of MD?

Answer 12

-predictive validity 12 out of 14 maternally deprived