romanian orphans studies - effects of institutionalisation Flashcards
what is institutionalisation
when the kids grow in places like orphanages, hospitals away from their homes and from a loving family. and kids who grow up in these places don’t get enough love and attention.
what are the three effects of institutionalisation
1- disinhibited attachment
2- disorganise attachment
3- intellectual delay
what’s is disinhibited attachment states
shows kids and very friendly and affectionate toward people they know and even stranger which is the dame with orphans. this is known as adaptation of multiple attachment and this is unseals because kids show stager anxiety at the age of 2. orphans dent replay form secure attachment with anyone as they change unto 50 carers at there sensitive time period.
what’s does intellectual delay suggest
that people who have been institutionalised show signs of intellectual delay.this is a effect pronounced as getting adopting before 6 months. ln Rutters study children ho were adopted by the Britain people show learning difficulties when landed in the country. however those who were adopted before 6 months had watched up with the control group by the age of 4.
what does disorganised attachments suggests
people who are institutionalised show signs of disorganised attachment. this type can’t be studies as the sight of type are interchangeably.
what’s was the method of rutter study.
he got 165 Romanian orphans who ere adopted by British people and they were assessed longitudinally fr their physical, emotional and cognitive development at the age of 4,6,11, and 15. 52 children who were adopted were served at the same time too the control group.
what were the findings of rutter study
that children’s who were adopted before 6 months had the IQ f 102, who were adopted between 6 month and 2 years had a IQ of 86, and those who were adopted after 2 year had a IQ of 77.
the frequency of disinhibited attachment was apparent on the kids ( adopted after 6 ) as they were clingy, attention seekers and indiscriminate affection towards strangers. it was rare on the kids who were adopted before 6.
what was the method used by zaenah.
she used stranger situation method to assess the attachment in 95 children’s age 12-32 months who have lived most of there live in the care. and were compare to a group of 50 children’s who have never experienced care.
what were the findings zaenah research
74% of the control group have secure attachment compare to the care kids which was 19%.
65 % of the kids have development disorganised attachment
44% of the children have developed disinhibited attachment compare to the control group which was 20 %
how is the strength of romanian orphan study is that it has practical application
because both studies have led to significant impact of how children are looked after in the institution. as now only one or two key workers are therefore to look after a child. adoption process had been shorten as well from years to months. this is a strength because it has contributed to the real world .therefore it has helped children live a stable life with a good well being.
how is the strength of the study is that the findings are reliable
because Morison and Elwood did a research and got same results which the romanian perhaps were adopted by the Canadian parents. this is a strength because it shows the conclusion of both studies have external reliability. which shows both study are strong explanation.
how is the strength of the romanian orphans study is that they are less affected by the extraneous variable compare to previous orphans study.
because in previous studies the orphans were affected by significant abuse and neglect before coming to the institutions. hence it was difficult to isolate the effects of the instiuioj from their experiences prior living there which would have confounded the the results. this is a strength because in both studies the children were taken into intistuitions very early which give the study some internal validity and therefore shows both studies are support the effects of intistuions .
