Refrigerator mother Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Who proposed this theory?
A
Leo Kanner
2
Q
What did Kanner notice?
A
A lack of warmth in the parents of autistic children
3
Q
Where does this explanation come from?
A
The psychodynamic approach
4
Q
What did Bettelheim do?
A
Brought the theory to public attention, ASB caused by psychological damage on young by detatched mothers
5
Q
What did they see the autistic behaviour as?
A
A reaction/defence to emotional neglect
6
Q
What are characteristics of a refrigerator mother?
A
Without love, warmth, stimulation and emotion, cares for child’s physical, mother-child relationship is mechanical
7
Q
What are weaknesses?
A
Unethical to blame mother for the condition
Don’t know cause and effect
Non-scientific evidence, unreliable, lacks validity
