Bowlby's maternal deprivation theory
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- Created on: 03-05-19 08:36
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- Protest - immediate reaction to separation
- Crying, screaming, kicking, clinging to mother
- Short term separation
- Brief and temporary disruptions of attachment lead to emotional, social and intellectual development
- Robertson and Robertson (1971) Child with stable relationship with mother, went through all 3 stages when separated, and effects were evident later in life
- Gave similar children an alternative attachment and a routine; found that prevents psychological damage
- Despair - child becomes calmer and more apathetic
- Child tends to comfort itself (thumb-sucking)
- Douglas (1975) Separations for less than a week for children below 4 correlated with behavioural difficulties
- Correlation so can't check for cause and effect
- Detachment - responds to other people
- Rejection of caregiver and signs of anger are common
- Short term separation
- Brief and temporary disruptions of attachment lead to emotional, social and intellectual development
- Robertson and Robertson (1971) Child with stable relationship with mother, went through all 3 stages when separated, and effects were evident later in life
- Gave similar children an alternative attachment and a routine; found that prevents psychological damage
- Despair - child becomes calmer and more apathetic
- Child tends to comfort itself (thumb-sucking)
- Douglas (1975) Separations for less than a week for children below 4 correlated with behavioural difficulties
- Correlation so can't check for cause and effect
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