Bowlbys MDH - Separation Flashcards

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What is separation?

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Short term disruption to attachment bond and distress shown through protest, despair and detachment

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What did Robertson and Robertson report?

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Their ‘young children in brief separation’ research as 5 films showed how brief separation from their mother affected child’s mental state

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What did one film feature? (Robertson)

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John, 17 months who had a close relationship with his mother - spent 9 days in nursery - confusion and struggled

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What did Douglas find?

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Separations of less than a week for children below 4 years were correlated with behavioural difficulties - supports MDH

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What did Kagan point out?

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Much evidence linking short term separation to negative outcomes

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What did Quinton and rutter find?

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Greater behavioural problems in samples of adults separated briefly from attachment figures before 5 years through hospitalisation

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What did Barrett argue?

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Individual differences in reactions to short term separation are important

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