John Bowlby Maternal Deprivation Essay
An understanding of my feelings regarding Maternal deprivation
Maternal deprivation was a term used by British psychologist John Bowlby.
Bowlbys theory of maternal deprivation was that any disruption to the continuity of a loving and mutual bond between child and mother/mother figure can be potentially damaging to a child's emotional, intellectual and social development.
Bowlby believed that if a bond is broken between child and mother between the crucial period of 6 months and 5 years, then the child is at high risk of developing things like anti social behaviour and mental retardation.
There are different kinds of separation:
Short term separation: This occurs when working mothers/ mother figure make use of daycare or child or mother figure has a short stay in hospital.
Long term …show more content…
Separation from a parent especially the mother is a major cause in psychological trauma in childhood
Such deprivation and consequent psychological trauma has long lasting affects on the over all development of a child
The attachment is monotropic meaning it is between the child and one other person.
There is a critical period for attachment formation, he thought was between 6 months and 3 years. The child must form an attachment by around 6 months, after which they will have a strong need to be continually close to the mother/mother figure. Any obstacle to the forming of attachment or any subsequent disruption of the relationship constitutes “Maternal deprivation.
The secure attachment and continuous relationship a child needs is far more likely to be provided within the natural family than anywhere else.
Bowlby believed that there are huge psychological consequences for a child who has experienced separation from their mother/mother figure.
Bowlby based his research on a group of children who had been sent to his clinic for stealing, this was known as “ The thieves
Maternal deprivation was a term used by British psychologist John Bowlby.
Bowlbys theory of maternal deprivation was that any disruption to the continuity of a loving and mutual bond between child and mother/mother figure can be potentially damaging to a child's emotional, intellectual and social development.
Bowlby believed that if a bond is broken between child and mother between the crucial period of 6 months and 5 years, then the child is at high risk of developing things like anti social behaviour and mental retardation.
There are different kinds of separation:
Short term separation: This occurs when working mothers/ mother figure make use of daycare or child or mother figure has a short stay in hospital.
Long term …show more content…
Separation from a parent especially the mother is a major cause in psychological trauma in childhood
Such deprivation and consequent psychological trauma has long lasting affects on the over all development of a child
The attachment is monotropic meaning it is between the child and one other person.
There is a critical period for attachment formation, he thought was between 6 months and 3 years. The child must form an attachment by around 6 months, after which they will have a strong need to be continually close to the mother/mother figure. Any obstacle to the forming of attachment or any subsequent disruption of the relationship constitutes “Maternal deprivation.
The secure attachment and continuous relationship a child needs is far more likely to be provided within the natural family than anywhere else.
Bowlby believed that there are huge psychological consequences for a child who has experienced separation from their mother/mother figure.
Bowlby based his research on a group of children who had been sent to his clinic for stealing, this was known as “ The thieves