MDH and PDD

• What does Bowlby’s maternal deprivation hypothesis (MDH) focus on?

  Emotional and intellectual consequences of separation
• What does Bowlby argue about attachment disruption?

  It causes serious and permanent damage to development
• What is the difference between separation and deprivation?

  Separation is short-term; deprivation is long-term
• How might a child react to short-term separation from a parent?

  They may feel upset when the parent leaves
• What are the three stages in the protest-despair-detachment model?

  Protest, despair, detachment
• What characterizes the protest stage in children during separation?

  Intense crying and panic-stricken behavior
• What occurs during the despair stage of separation?

  Child shows apathy and self-comforting behaviors
• How does a child behave during the detachment stage?

  Less distressed and may reject the caregiver
• Why is Robertson and Bowlby’s research significant?

  It studied short-term separation effects in detail
• What did Douglas (1975) find regarding separations under a week?

  They correlate with behavioral difficulties
• What factors does the MDH not account for?

  Maternal sensitivity and individual differences
• What did Robertson and Robertson (1971) find about short-term separation?

  It does not always produce negative effects
• What strategies can help mitigate negative effects of short-term separation?

  • Maintain regular schedules for meals and naps
  • Provide a comfort item for security
  • Practice short separations beforehand
  • Stay connected through phone calls