if the child's monotropic attachment is disrupted during the critical period due to prolonged separation from the mother, this deprivation has negative and irreversible consequences
the critical period is said to be 2 and a half years- however, there is a risk of up to five years,
consequences of deprivation- social development, delinquency- behaviour is often outside of acceptable norms, such as committing petty crime,
consequences of deprivation- emotional development- affectionless psychopathy- children are unable to show caring behaviour to others or empathy for other people's feelings and have little guilt for their harmful actions
consequences of deprivation- low IQ- cognitive abilities are lower than peers,
continuity hypothesis- deprivation affects the infantsinternal working model, leading to unsuccessful relationships
