Romanian Orphan Studies Institutionalism

Question 1

Why has research for maternal deprivation turned to Orphan Studies

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study effects of deprivation

on emotional and intellectual development

Question 2

Opportunity to look at effects of insitutional care and consequent institutional care arose in

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romania in 1990s

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the former romanian president required romanian women to have how many kids

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5

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romanian parents couldnt afford to

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keep their children

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as romanian parents couldn’t afford to keep their children where did they end up

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huge orphanages in very poor conditions

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after the 1989 Romanian Revolution many children were

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adopted, some by british parents

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michael rutter and colleagues (2011_ studied a group of

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165 romanian orphans

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what did rutter and colleagues study a group of 165 romanina orphans as part of

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english and romanian adoptee study

ERA

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the orphans in the ERA study had been adopted by

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UK families

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aim of the ERA study is to

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investigate extent to which good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutions

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ERA Physical , Cognitive and Emotional development were assessed at ages

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4 
6
11
15
22-25 years

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ERA Who served as the control group for rutters study

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a gorup of 52 kids from UK , adopted around the same time

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ERA when children first arrived in the UK half showed signs of …

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delayed intellectual development

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ERA when children forst arrived in teh UK half showed signs of delayed intellectual development and the majority were

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severley undernourished

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ERA - at age 11 WHAT DID KIDS SHOW

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kids showed differential rates of recovery related to their age of adoption

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ERA what was mean IQ of kids adopted at 6 months

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102

Question 17

ERA what was mean IQ of kids adopted between 6 months and 2 years

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86

Question 18

ERA what was mean IQ for kids adopted after 2 years

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77

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ERA the differences remained at

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age 16 beckett et al 2010

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ERA ADHD was more common in

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15 and 22-25 year old samples (kennedy 2016)

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ERA in terms of attachment there was a difference in outcome related to whther adoption took place ….

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before or after 6 months

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ERA chldren adopted after 6 months showed signs of

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dishinbited attachment

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ERA Symptoms of disinhibited attachment

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attention seeking
clinginess
social behaviour directed indiscriminatley towards all adults

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ERA in contrast children adopted before age of 6 months rarely displayed

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disinhibited attachment

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Zeanah et al conducted the

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bucharest early interventionn

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Bucharest early intervention assessed ATTAHCMENT IN

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95 romanina kids

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BEI 95 romainia kids were assessed for their attchamrnt what ages were they

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12-31 months

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BEI the 95 Romanian kids spent most of their lives in

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institutional care 90% on avg

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BEI 95 romanina kids compared to control group of

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50 children who had never lived in an institution

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BEI Bucharest earky interbention sample attachment type measured using

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the strange situation

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BEI in addition to attahcment style being measured what were parents asked about

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unusual social behaviours

+ symptoms of disinhibited attachment

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BEI what percentage of the control group were classed as securelt attached

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74 %

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BEI what eprecentage of romanian orphans were classed as securely attached

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19%

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BEI the description of disinhibited attachment applied to how many institutionalisation compared to control group

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44% of institutional children

less than 20% of contrl group

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what are the 2 effects of institutionalisatoin

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disinhibited attachment

Intellectual Disability

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children who spent eartly lvies in isntitutuionalisation ofeten showed disinhibited attchemnt …. how did they act towards familiar people and strangers

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equally affectionate towards familair people and strangers

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why was being equally affectionate to familiar and stranegrs highlyt unsuual

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children around age of 2 ofte showed stranger anxiety

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rutter explained disinhibited attachment as

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adaptation to living with multiple caregivers

in sensitive period of attachment formation

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in poor quality institutions like romania a child had 50 careghivers but

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doesnt spedn enough time with any of them to be able to form a secure attachment

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in rutters study most chidlren showed signs of what when they arived in britian

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intellectuak disability

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upin arriving in britian mostg kids showed signs of intellectual disability however if adopted before age of 6 months

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they caught up witht the control group by 4

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as orpahns arrived wigh intellectual disabilty but caught up with control grouo by age 4 if they got adopted for 6 months]

therefore like emotional developent , damage to intellectual development can be revoered if

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adoption takes place before 6 months

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6 monbths is the age ..

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