romanian orphan studies
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- romanian studies
- Rutter(1998)
- 111 romanian children assessed on physical and intelectual abilities on arrival into britain.
- there was 2 groups: Children under 6 months, and chldren over 6 months
- when tested on arrival, the romanian children under 6 months had an IQ of 63, over 6 months had an IQ of 45
- 111 romanian children assessed on physical and intelectual abilities on arrival into britain.
- they also had a lower than average height and head circumference
- when tested on arrival, the romanian children under 6 months had an IQ of 63, over 6 months had an IQ of 45
- reassessed at age 4, 6, 11 and 15
- At age 4; romanian orphans had good improvements in physical development
- Average IQ had gone from an average of 63 to 107 in the below 6 months catagory
- when tested on arrival, the romanian children under 6 months had an IQ of 63, over 6 months had an IQ of 45
- they also had a lower than average height and head circumference
- when tested on arrival, the romanian children under 6 months had an IQ of 63, over 6 months had an IQ of 45
- Average IQ had gone from 45 to 90 in the over 6 months catagory.
- Average IQ had gone from an average of 63 to 107 in the below 6 months catagory
- At age 4; romanian orphans had good improvements in physical development
- 52 british adopted children tested at age 4 were the control group.
- it was a longitudinal study
- Intitutionalism slow down development, but the effects of institutialism can wear off over time
- Zeanah(2005)
- compared 136 romanian children, who spent 90% of their lives in an istitutioon, to a control group of romanian children who had not been intitutionalised before
- children were aged 12 months 31 month olds, and were assessed with the strange situation catagories.
- compared 136 romanian children, who spent 90% of their lives in an istitutioon, to a control group of romanian children who had not been intitutionalised before
- instituationalised children showed signs of disinhabited atachment, which is a form of insecure attachment
- this consists of over friendliness and attention seeking
- some may not have been effected by disinhabited attachment
- Chugani et al (2001)
- the Romanian children in the research showed mild cognative issues, and attention and social deficits
- romanian orphans had decreased level of activity in the orbital frontal gyrus, parts of the prefrontal cortext/ hypocampus and brainn stem
- gave PET scans to 10 sample romanian orphans,comparing them to 17 'normal' adults and 7 children.
- romanian orphans had decreased level of activity in the orbital frontal gyrus, parts of the prefrontal cortext/ hypocampus and brainn stem
- the dysfunctions in these brain regions may be because of early stress of deprivation and may be linked to the long term cognitive and behavioural defects
- the Romanian children in the research showed mild cognative issues, and attention and social deficits
- institutionalised children may need more time to develop
- Zeanah(2005)
- Chugani et al (2001)
- the Romanian children in the research showed mild cognative issues, and attention and social deficits
- gave PET scans to 10 sample romanian orphans,comparing them to 17 'normal' adults and 7 children.
- the dysfunctions in these brain regions may be because of early stress of deprivation and may be linked to the long term cognitive and behavioural defects
- the Romanian children in the research showed mild cognative issues, and attention and social deficits
- Zeanah(2005)
- children were aged 12 months 31 month olds, and were assessed with the strange situation catagories.
- instituationalised children showed signs of disinhabited atachment, which is a form of insecure attachment
- this consists of over friendliness and attention seeking
- some may not have been effected by disinhabited attachment
- children were aged 12 months 31 month olds, and were assessed with the strange situation catagories.
- Rutter(1998)
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