Attachment: Deprivation, separation & privation

After studying this topic you should be able to:

• explain Bowlby’s maternal deprivation (separation) hypothesis
• distinguish between the concepts of deprivation (separation) and privation
• describe and evaluate research into the effects of both deprivation (separation) and privation
• assess the impact of both deprivation (separation) and privation on development

Defining deprivation and privation

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• Again, note that the use of the term ‘maternal’ was to describe mothering – this does not necessarily have to be done by a woman.

The effects of deprivation

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• The term ‘anaclitic’ means ‘arising from emotional dependency on another’.
  
   

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The effects of privation

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PROGRESS CHECK

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