Romanian Orphan Study Flashcards

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the fall of the communist regime in Romania during the early 1990’s allowed the world to see

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the vast overcrowding of their orphanages

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the orphans were

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fed, clothed and looked after but lacked any form of sensitive care or any opportunity for emotional attachment

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since then, various studies of Romanian orphans have enables psychologists to

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look directly at the impacts of privation

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studies of children raised in institutions may provide

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more reliable data than case studies as sample sizes are so much bigger

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Rutter et al date

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2007

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Rutter el al name

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A longitudinal study of Romanian Orphans

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Method: how many Romanian orphans took part?

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111

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Method: these orphans were

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adopted by British families

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Method: these 111 orphans that were adopted by British families were compared to

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52 British orphans

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Method: all the orphans were followed

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over a prolonged period

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Method: some of the orphans were adopted before

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they were 6 months old and some where older then 6 months

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Method: what ages were the children assessed?

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4, 6 and 11

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Results: the children that were younger then 6 months when they were adopted

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had the same level of emotional development as the UK children who were adopted at the same age

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Results: the Romanian orphans who were older then 6 months at adoption

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showed signs of insecure attachment and social problems

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Results: the UK children who were older then 6 months when they were adopted

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didn’t show the same problems

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Conclusion: the effects of privation can

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be reversed if an attachment starts to form before the age of 6 months

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Conclusion: long term effects are more permanent if

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attachment doesn’t start to occur within 6 months

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Conclusion: maternal deprivation on its own doesn’t cause permanent effects because

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the UK adopted children had been separated but didn’t show any problems

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Evaluation: the results with the older children may be due to

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a lack of any stimulation in the orphanage

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Evaluation: as a longitudinal study

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Rutter was able to investigate the children over a long period of time

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Evaluation: Because Rutter could monitor the children over a long period of time

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the results provide a better insight into the long-term effects of privation

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Evaluation: they collected mainly

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qualitative data which, although detailed, is more difficult to create generalized laws or theories from