orphan studies

Question 1

orphan studies

Answer 1

these concern children placed in care because their parents cannot look after them

Question 2

instiutionalisation

Answer 2

a term for the effects of living in an institutional setting, like an orphanage where children live for long continuous periods of time with very little emotional care

Question 3

reactive/inhibited

Answer 3

a child will be shy and withdrawn, unable to cope in social situations

Question 4

disinhibited

Answer 4

child is overly friendly and attention seeking

Question 5

rutter et al

Answer 5

english and romanian ERA study
165 romanian orphans adopted by UK families
physical cognitive and emotional development between 4,6,11,15,22,25
52 UK children were adopted as a control group
- to investiage the extent to which good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutions

Question 6

rutters findings

Answer 6

• first arrived, 1/2 showed delayed intellectual development and majority were servely malnourished
• age 11 kids showed differential rates of recovery that were related to their age of adoption
• mean IQ before the age 6m was 102 compared to with 86 for those adopoted between 6m and 2yrs and 77 for those adopted after 2yrs
• adopted after 6m showed signs of disinhibition
• in contrast to those before 6m,little signs

Question 7

limitations of rutter

Answer 7

• ideographic
• socially sensitive

Question 8

strength of rutter

Answer 8

real world application:
- can help improve conditions for children growing up outside their family homes
- helped improve psychologists understanding of the effects ad how to prevent them now
- led to improvements in the conditions experienced by looked after children
- for example childrens homes now avoid having large numbers of caregivers for each child, instead they have 1-2 key workers who play an essential role in their emotional care
- giving children a chance to develop normal attachments