Maternal deprivation hypothesis

Bowlby
1. Separated from mother
  1. Difficulty to form relationships in the future
2. Juvenile thieves study
  1. 88 children
    1. 44 thieves
      1. 16 affectionless psychopaths
        86% had prolonged separation from mother
      2. the rest not
        7% separated from mother
    2. 44 emotionally challenged children
      1. 0 affectionless psychopaths
        4% separated from mother
Bowlby concluded that affectionless psycho's had majority of separation
1. Separation leads to emotional and behavioural problems
  1. Correlation not possible to determine cause and effect

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