Disruption of attachments (Robertson and Robertson)
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- Created on: 09-05-14 16:56
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- Disruption of attachments (Robertson and Robertson)
- Laura
- separated from mother when admitted to hospital for an 8-day stay
- visited occasionally by her parents - begs to go home
- tries to cope with disappointment of having to stay
- alternated between periods of calm and distress
- Jane, Lucy, Thomas and Kate
- all under 3yrs old - placed in foster care whilst mothers in hospital
- foster care (the Robertsons) sustained a high level of substitute emotional care and kept routines similar to those at home
- fathers' visits were arranged regularly to maintain emotional links with home
- showed some signs of distress but all children seemed to adjust well
- did not reject their mothers when reunited - some were reluctant to part with foster mother (formation of good emotional bonds)
- John
- under 3yrs - placed in a residential nursery for 9 days whilst mother had a baby
- father visited regularly
- nurses are always friendly but also always busy
- nurses change shifts regularly - no constant care
- John makes determined efforts to get attention from nurses - can't compete with more assertive children
- seeks comfort from an oversized teddy bear
- gradually breaks down - refuses food + drink, cries alot
- John screams and struggles to get away from mother
- many months afterwards he continued to have outbursts of anger towards his mother
- Laura
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