The Effects of Institutionalisation Flashcards
What are the three effects of institutionalisation?
- Disinhibited attachment.
- Poor Intellectual Development.
- Physical Underdevelopment Effect.
What is disinhibited attachment?
Symptoms include attention-seeking, friendliness and indiscriminate behaviour towards everyone, clinginess, and no stranger anxiety.
What could disinhibited attachment be an adaptation of?
Living with multiple caregivers during the critical period for attachment formation.
What are the two evaluation points for disinhibited attachment?
+ Evidence from Rutter et al (2011).
+ Practical applications.
What does poor intellectual development refer to?
The lack of emotional care.
What are some signs of poor intellectual development?
Institutionalised children may show a lower IQ score than average or maybe classed as mentally retarded in extreme cases.
What are the two evaluation points for poor intellectual development?
+ Evidence from Rutter et al (2011).
- Long-term effects are not clear.
What symptoms does physical underdevelopment refer to?
Children may be physically smaller because the production of growth hormones is affected by severe emotional disturbance.
What is the evaluation point for physical underdevelopment?
+ La Mere et al (2006).
