Is Privation Reversible
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- Is Privation Reversible?
- + Koluchova (1972) Czech Twins
- Lost mother after birth.
- Spent year in institution.
- Step mother kept them locked in dark closet and beat them.
- Found at 7 severely mentally retarded with no speech.
- Were carried by another adoptive family and married with healthy relationships.
- Concluded proper care can reverse the effect of privation.
- + Rutter (1998)
- Aim: privation can be reversed.
- Whether effects to do with hardship or privation itself.
- Romanian orphans brought to UK.
- Mentally retarded and underweight.
- Adopted at age 4 and caught up to British group on physical and intellectual development.
- Concluded privation is reversible.
- Aim: privation can be reversed.
- + Tizard and Hodges (1978)
- Aim: privation can be reversed
- Children placed in institution were either adopted, restored with biological parents or left in institution.
- Found age 16 adopted had normal relationship.
- Restored group group had poor academic achievement and intellectual development in comparison to adopted group.
- Concluded privation is partially reversible depending on quality of care.
- + Spitz (1945)
- Aim: see if institutional care affects development.
- Children in orphanages in South America were apathetic, poor appetites and mental deterioration.
- Concluded privation lead to problems in development.
- + Goldfarb (1943)
- Aim: institutional care affects development
- 30 children (15 fostered immediately) (15 institutional care)
- Matched for mothers education level and genetic factors.
- Found age 3 half institutional group behind on social maturity, language use and intelligence compare to other group.
- - Curtiss (1977) Genie
- See Genie MMs.
- - Harlows Monkeys (1969)
- Isolated monkeys at birth.
- Monkeys became terrified. Cling to walls of cage.
- Were aggressive in later relationships.
- Monkeys became terrified. Cling to walls of cage.
- Isolated monkeys at birth.
- + Koluchova (1972) Czech Twins
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