Romanian Orphan Stidues

Question 1

What does orphan studies mean

Answer 1

Orphan study- looking at kids who have been placed in care.

Question 2

What does institutionalization mean

Answer 2

Institutionalisation- effects of living in an institution (care home, prison)

Question 3

What’s a disinhibited attachment style

Answer 3

Behaviour of someone who has grown up in an institution overly friendly and affectionate

Question 4

Outline rutters orphan study

Answer 4

Find out if Romanian orphans adopted by British family’s could have the effects of institutionalisation reversed.
-165 Romanian orphans
-52 orphans
-all came with intellectual disability’s
Findings
Adopted before 6moths- IQ 102 and form multiple attachments
Adopted after 6 months- IQ 86 low, disinhibited attachment
Conclusion- the younger you’re adopted the quicker and better the recovery
6 month critical period

Question 5

Outline Zeanahs study on orphans

Answer 5

• Studied 95 kids raised in institutions
• Done strange situation test on them
• 65% showed disinhibited attachment style - overly friendly and affectionate to strangers
• show institutionalisation lead to disinhibited attachment style

Question 6

Effects of institutionalization

Answer 6

• low IQ
• physical under development- deprivation dwarfism due to lack of emotional and physical care
• disinhibited attachment style
• poor parenting

Question 7

Evaluation of Romanian orphan study

Answer 7

✖️- lack population validity- only Romanian orphans culturally bias
✔️- changed how institutions where ran shows importance of good care during childhood