PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH 'SHOULD MOTHER BE PRIMARY CARE GIVER'

Question 1

FEEDING

Answer 1

+NHS recommends the mother to breastfeed to improve physical & emotional bond
- Harlows monkey was CC as if they were frightened they would go to the cloth mother as it responded most quicky and sensitively to their needs

Question 2

FREUD

Answer 2

+ mother needs to satisfy libido so that they are not fixated as mothers love acts as the template for future relationships
- if Freud were writing today ideas would change as fathers have a role in child life/Oedipus complex

Question 3

MOTHER NOT FATHER

Answer 3

+ oestrogen underlines caring behaviour/heerman et al stated men are less sensitive than females
-no biological differences in men/females responding to infant cries/men testosterone drops to respond to child needs