attachment disrupted or broken
effects on development – intellectual, emotional, social, eg affectionless psychopathy, delinquency, low IQ
critical period – an issue if prolonged separation, if before two and half years (but risk up to five years) and if no substitute available
Bowlby’s theory of irreversibility – consequences cannot be reversed
internal working model – this can lead to inability to be a good parent continuity hypothesis – if there are prolonged separations then there may be issues into adulthood.
