Genie was unable to master language skills at a normal level because she had missed a critical period. As Genie was disinterested in other people and could not fully use language, this may be due to early emotional privation, causing her to fall behind in intellectual and emotional development. Unfortunately as this research was a case study, it has low reliability as the findings were obtained from one exceptional individual. This means that we cannot generalise the findings. Also, we are unsure if Genie was retarded from birth.
Now they are older and may need blood tests, maybe insulin dependent diabetic - they would need psychoanalysis in the day care centre to get over this phobia We need to be careful not to make assumptions about services users – their behaviour may be due to earlier childhood experiences. It is important to understand this and not to label them (stereotype them). Instead we should be recognising this and providing a support plan. Fixation at any of the psychosexual stages can result in extreme behaviours associated with that stage in adulthood – day care centres may find these behaviours hard to manage, There are now courses in day care centres for staff called
The body starts going through hormonal changes and can bring about changes in personality and behavior. The child is in need of many things from those they depend on the most; their parents. In the world today, many children are being raised with the absence of one parent due to divorce, death, or abandonment. What kind of a negative impact will this absence have on the adolescent? What psychological impact will the absence of a mother have on her daughter?
Outline and Evaluate Research into Privation (12) Bowlby’s theory of attachment led him to believe that there was a critical period for attachment formation. If a separation occurs between mother and infant within the first few years of the child’s life, the bond would be irreversibly broken, leading to severe emotional consequences for the infant in later life. He referred to this disruption of the bond with the mother as maternal deprivation. A study that supports this is Genie, Bowlby saw that separation experiences in infancy and early childhood were the cause of affectionless psychopathy and delinquency, Rutter has argued that these are more likely the results of deprivation. Hodges and Tizard used a longitudinal approach to study, the effects of early experiences and later development.
The problems of the Adoption System and the Issues of Self Euthanizing. Why does the problem exist? 1. This problem exists because there are many families incapable of procreating, but also because there are women who are pregnant but feel that they are either unprepared or incapable of caring for a child. But there is a system the government must go through to ensure the child’s safety before setting them up with their adoptive parents.
Should Parenthood be a Right? Amanda Hopkins SOC120 Tiffany Davis 03/05/2012 Is it our “right” to be a parent or should there be some standards we must meet before entering parenthood? I plan to argue a theory that parenting should be under some sort of supervision and that there should be a limit to the unwanted children born. we support anyone that want’s to be a parent, even if they are unfit, or if they suffer from a mental illness or defect? What makes a person unfit?
Early studies found that 70% were unable to show feelings towards anyone. The children were assessed regularly and some of the children had even left due to adoption or they had been reunited with their families. Hodges and Tizard found that the children who had been reunited with their families were less likely to form attachments with their mothers; however the adopted children were as closely attached to their parents as ‘normal’ children. On the other hand, both groups did have problems with peers as they struggled to make secure friendships. This shows that privation had an effect on the children and had affected their ability to form attachments.
Bowlby noted the apparent distress in children separated from their mothers in unusual circumstances e.g. hospitalisation. In studying the more abnormal and distressing situations he attempted to shed light on an understanding of normal emotional attachment development, and how a disruption could prove damaging to the child emotionally and through to adult maturation. Bowlby suggested that the presence of the mother was just as crucial to the baby as being supplied basic needs such as food. His conclusions led him to postulate that the distress at separation from the mother was universal in babies.
Brain development in infants is positively affected when parents work to understand and meet their basic needs for love and affection and provide comfort when they are hungry, bored, tired, wet or cold. Negative experiences with parents of abuse, neglect and exploitation can overwhelm children. For example in the video Genie the wild child, Genie was raised in social isolation from an infant to 13 years of age. If she made a single noise, her father would abuse her. Abusive parents who use hitting, neglecting basic needs, and other action that lower an individual’s sense of self-worth, have a negative impact on the health of a child.
Separation Distress is when the child is separated from the caregiver; they will become distressed and upset. Attachment is very important in the early stages. Failure to form secure attachments early in life can have a negative impact on behavior in later childhood and throughout life. Bonding, on the other hand, occurs between a parent and child without knowledge, intent or conscious effort. Bonding is the period where an emotional tie between parent and infant is present.