Romanian Orphans study

Question 1

Why were there so many orphans in Romania?

Answer 1

30 dictatorship which had banned abortion and so the orphanages filled beyond capacity

Question 2

What study was conducted to see the long-term effects of institutionalisation

Answer 2

Groups were established based on duration before adoption and their social, cognitive and physical development was tracked at regular intervals

conclusion was the larger duration resulted in lower levels in each and disinhibited attachment disorder

Question 3

What was the study where Romanian orphans were subject to the strange situations test?

Answer 3

a study where strange situations was conducted

findings:
securely attached was 1/5

2/3 had disinhibited attachment

Question 4

What Is disinhibited attachment

Answer 4

It is an attachment disorder that makes it hard for children to form an emotional bond with others. But you may notice that children with DSED can easily talk to strangers and mingle with them.

Question 5

Evaluation points on Romanian orphan studies?

Answer 5

• Longitudinal: some research that has been conducted takes into account the short term and long term effects
• criticism: deprivation is only one thing they suffered from so without control of extraneous variables it is hard to establish the degree to which it is the direct cause