maternal dep

• maternal dep


  prolonged separation in critical period - 6 months sep
• results in


  affectionless psychopathy

  lack of empathy

  low IQ

  can't form normal rels
• 44 thieves


  44 criminal teens

  interviewed for signs of AP

  14/44

  12/14 experiences maternal dep
• useful


  strong correlation between AP and MD

  doesn't establish cause and effect

  useful for parents - don't leave kids for a long time
• socially sensitive


  parent blame
• self report method


  teens had to recall times when they were separated from mother

  might not be accurate
• experimenter bias


  bowlby decided if they had AP
• unscientific


  ideographic methods

  didn't use scientific methods

  unreliable
• unethical


  teens had to recall when they were separated