effects(on attatchment&developmet) of care provided by orphanages and residential children homes.
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what happened in the 1990's that led to the study of orphanages
media attended to and published the shocking conditions endured by children in Romanian orphanages
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who conducted a study on the long term effects of early insitutionlisation?
Rutter (2011)
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what was the procedure of rutter's 2011 study?
followed 165 Romanian ophanans adopted in Britain. physical, emotional and cognitive development was assessed (ages 4,6,11,15yrs) 52 British children were assessed as control group.
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what were the findings of rutter's study?
initially Romanian children were underweight&undernourished(physical). younger the age of adoption the higher their IQ eg. George 6mth no delay development(cognitive). emotion after 6mths showed disinhibited attachment eg.clinginess,attention-seeking
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what was the conclusion of the rutter study?
institutionalisation has negative effects of physical,emotional and cognitive development but can be overcome by early sensitive nurturing care(adoption)
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