Bowlby's theory of maternal deprivation

Question 1

ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 1

• hospitals
• anaclitic depression
• IQ scores

Question 2

disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 2

• reversible
• privation

Question 3

hopsitals - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 3

• before Bowlby’s theory of hospitals wouldn’t allow the parents to visit their children during stays in hospital/ or only allow infrequent visits
• this often had damaging effects on the child
• nowadays, parents are actively encouraged to stay in hospital w/ their children

Question 4

anaclitic depression - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 4

• psych examined children raised in a poor quality orphanage in South America
• members of staff were overworked, under trained + rarely gave the children any attention or affection
• the children displayed anaclitic depression (loss of appetite, sleeplessness + sadness)

Question 5

IQ scores - ads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 5

• psychs found that children placed in institutions, that only looked after them physically
• scored poorly on intelligence tests
• HOWEVER when the same children were transferred to a different institution which gave children emotional care
  = IQ scores improved by almost 30 points

Question 6

reversible - disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 6

• the effects of maternal deprivation have been shown to be reversible
• children who’d never formed attachments + were adopted after the age of 4 were still be able to form attachments to their new parents (Tizard + Hodges)

Question 7

privation - disads of Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation

Answer 7

• Bowlby didn’t really distinguish between deprivation (when the attachment figure is lost) and privation (when the child has never formed an attachment)
• could be the latter that causes the extreme negative effects observed in some studies