Cards (16)

  • In order to determine what might've called the 44 thieves to begin stealing, what was first necessary to distinguish?
    Different possible personality types.
  • Why did Bowlby find this difficult to do?
    The children had not developed full personalities yet
  • How many main personality types were in his sample?
    6
  • What were the personality types?
    Normal, Depressed, Circular, Hyperthymic, Affectionless and Schizoid
  • N
    Normal means children whose character appears fairly normal and stable
  • D
    Depressed represents children who have been unstable and are now in a more or less depressed state of mind
  • C
    Circular personalities represent unstable children who show alternating depression and over activity
  • H
    Hyperthymic children tend to be constantly over-active
  • A
    Affectionless personalities represent children who are characterised by a lack or normal affection, shame or sense of responsibility
  • S
    Schizoid represents children who show marked schizophrenic symptoms
  • What are the statistics on the experimental group?

    !!
  • How many of the control group had endured prolonged separations?
    2
  • What was the description of the mothers that were present?
    Irritable, fussy, rigid, oppressive and domineering
  • What do these traits mask?
    Unconscious hostility
  • What was also experienced in the control group?
    Having fathers that hated them
  • What do these experiences explain?
    Emotional problems but not delinquency