Maternal Deprivation

Which terms refers to a temporary separation between a caregiver and infant according to Bowlby?

• Paternal deprivation

• Paternal privation

• Maternal deprivation

• Maternal privation

What did Bowlby believe attachment was essential for?

• To help children with their IQ levels

• To demonstrate to fathers how to be good parents

• To support physical health

• To provide a healthy internal working model

Which is NOT an effect of maternal deprivation according to Bowlby?

• Affectionless Psychopathy

• Emotional Problems

• Tall height

• Low IQ

• Delinquency

Which feature is NOT associated with affectionless psychopathy?

• Lack of remorse

• Lack of empathy

• Lack of guilt

• Lack of IQ

What is the 'critical period' in which maternal deprivation is likely to cause the most serious consequences?

• 6 mths - 2.5 years

• 6 mths - 5 years

• 6 years - 12 years

• 12 years - adulthood

Which was NOT a method of investigation which Bowlby used at the clinic with the 88 juveniles?

• IQ tests

• Interviews of juveniles and parents

• Emotional attitudes tests

• Case studies

• Social Worker interviews

In Bowlby's 44 Juvenile Thieves study, how many thieves showed signs of 'affectionless psychopathy'?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

In Bowlby's 44 Juvenile Thieves study, how many affectionless psychopaths had experienced maternal deprivation before the age of 5 years old?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

In Goldfarb's study of 20 orphans, what were the IQ levels at the age of 12:

• Fostered = 68 and Orphans = 96

• Fostered = 96 and Orphans = 68

Which of the following statements is FALSE when evaluating Bowlby's 44 Juvenile Thieves Study?

• Bowlby's research clearly differentiated between the effects of maternal deprivation and privation

• Bowlby conducted the interviews himself and may have displayed bias towards those he thought were 'affectionless psychopaths' because he knew they had been maternally deprived

• The children were likely to have been deprived of many other things such as nutrients, and not just been maternally deprived

• Bowlby's research can be regarded as being 'socially sensitive' because it may have led to mothers feeling guilty over being separated from their children and places the blame of their child's delinquency onto them