romanian orphan studies: Effects of institualisation

Question 1

definition of institutionalisation

Answer 1

an institution is a place dedicated to a particular task, such as looking after children awaiting adoption or caring for the mentally ill

place where people live as opposed to day care

Question 2

rutter aim

Answer 2

been to investigate the extent to which good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutions

Question 3

rutter procedure

Answer 3

follows group of 165 romanian orphans
had been apotted by families in the Uk
aim was to see the extent to which good care could make up for poor early experiences in institutions
group of 52 children from the Uk adopted around the same time served as a control group

Question 4

rutter findings

Answer 4

when first arrived, half of children showed signs of delayed intellectual development and the majority were severely underorished. at age 11, children showed differential rates of recovery
mean IQ of those adopted before the age of 6 months was 102

Question 5

rutter conclusion

Answer 5

there appeared to be a difference in outcome related to whether adoption took place before or after 6 months

Question 6

disinhibited attachment

Answer 6

typical effect from being in an institution
children are equally friendly and affectionate towards people they know and strangers

Question 7

intellectual disability

Answer 7

children showed signs of intellectual disability when they arrived in Britain

Question 8

weakness-romanian orphanages we’re not typical

Answer 8

conditions were so bad that results cannot be applied to understanding tn r impact of better quality institutional care or indeed any situation

Question 9

weakness-individual differences

Answer 9

it may not be true that all children who experience institualtion are unable to recover

Question 10

strength-fewer extraneous variables than other orphan studies

Answer 10

there were many orphan studies before the romanian orphans became available to study but often these studies involved children who had experienced loss or trauma

Question 11

strength-real life application

Answer 11

enhanced our understanding of the effects of institutionalisation. seychellois results have led to improvements in the way children are cared for

Question 12

bucharest early intervention project procedure

Answer 12

conducted the Bucharest early intervention project assessing attachment in 95 romani. children aged 12-31 months

Question 13

bucharest early intervention project findings

Answer 13

the researchers found that 64% of the control group were classed as securely attached in the SS