Institutionalism

Question 1

what is disinhibited attachment?

Answer 1

the effect of spending time in an INSITUTION. children will be EQUALLY friendly with strangers and family, this is due to an ADAPTATION of living with so many care-givers during the sensitive period.

Question 2

what is intellectual disability?

Answer 2

most romanian children had LOW IQ on arrival, but most that were adopted before 6 months caught up.

damage to intellect CAN be recovered if adoption takes place BEFORE 6 months.

Question 3

what is institutionalism?

Answer 3

the psychological effects of being raised in an insitutional setting, leading to a LACK of attachment formation due to INADEQUATE emotional care provided.

Question 4

what was Rutlers procedure?

Answer 4

165 Romanians adopted in Britain, testing to what extent good CARE could make up for poor early experiences in institutions.

psychological, emotional and cognitive development tested.

Question 5

what did Rutler find?

Answer 5

-orphans undernourished upon arrival and had DELAYED intellectual development.

-mean IQ of those adopted before 6 months =102
-adopted btw 6mo-2years =82
-adopted after 2 years=77

Found that children adopted AFTER 6 months had ‘Disinhibited attachment.’ and were clingy/attention seeking.