Romanian Orphan Studies - Effects Of Institutionalisation

Question 1

What is institutionalisation

Answer 1

Children cared for by the state

Question 2

Problem with institutionalisation

Answer 2

Unable to provide some level of physical and emotional care - influence childhood development negatively

Question 3

Deprivation vs privation

Answer 3

Deprivation - not receiving suitable emotional care from primary attachment figure
Privation - total lack of care - can’t form attachment bond

Question 4

Institutional Privation in Romania

Answer 4

• fall of Romanian government in 1990 led to estimated 170,000 abandoned children living in privation in orphanages
• lacked physical and emotional care - many malnourished and abused
• many adopted to loving Western families - allowed for natural experiment (Rutter)