Privation

Question 1

Privation

Answer 1

The failure to form an attachment

Question 2

What did Hodges and Tizard do?

Answer 2

Followed 65 British children. Children were placed in institution less than 4 months old. Policy against care takers forming attachments.

Question 3

The early study of Hodges and Tizard

Answer 3

70% were decribed as not able to care deeply about anyone

Question 4

What did Hodges and Tizard find?

Answer 4

The restored children where less likely to have formed attachments with their mothers.
The adopted children were as closely attached to their parents as a controlled group of normal children.
However both groups had trouble forming attachments with peers

Question 5

Romanian Orphans

Answer 5

Rutter
100 orphans assessed at 4, 6 and 11
Children adopted before 6 months showed normal emotional development
Adopted after 6 months showed disinhibited attachment and problems with peers

Question 6

Reactive/ inhibited attachment disorder

Answer 6

shy and withdrawn, unable to cope with most social situations

Question 7

disinhibited attachment

Answer 7

Over friendly and attention seeking.

Question 8

poor parenting

Answer 8

Harlows Monkeys

Question 9

Deprivation Dwarfism

Answer 9

Gardner - The girl that was fed through a tube

Question 10

Studies of isolated children

Answer 10

Genie (locked up till 13 and a half could not stand properly or talk) and Czech Twins ( 7 years locked up by step mum, couldn’t talk)

Question 11

Evaluation

Answer 11

We don’t know if Genie was retarded from birth or if she had formed and attachment with her mother.
The Czech Twins my have formed an important attachment with each other.