Privation and institutionalisation

Start with the definitions

Begin with the notes titled Privation and Institutionalisation, which introduce privation as a lack of attachment forming during childhood. The mind map Privation also discusses privation and deprivation. Use the notes to establish the definition, then look at the map to see how the ideas are organized.

As you read, try explaining the definition in your own words before looking back at the resource. This gives you a starting point for the studies and effects covered elsewhere on the page.

Move on to studies and effects

The mind map on Hodges and Tizard's study sets out its aims, procedures, findings, conclusions and evaluation. It focuses on early privation and later social and emotional development. Follow those headings in order to keep the research question separate from the findings and evaluation.

A mind map on the effects of institutionalisation introduces Rutter's study of Romanian orphans. The page also lists a Romanian Orphan Studies flashcard deck. Use these resources to move between an overview of a study and material organized as flashcards.

Use a quiz alongside a map

One quiz on the effects of institutionalisation includes blanks about time spent in institutions and aspects of development. Try completing it after studying the relevant mind map. Then return to the map and check any ideas you found difficult to recall.

The page also lists The effects of institutionalisation, another quiz. You can use the quizzes at different points in your study rather than treating them as a substitute for the notes and maps.

Place the topic within Attachment

Privation and institutionalisation is one section of the Attachment unit in Psychology. The resources bring definitions, studies and effects together within that section. Compare how a note, a mind map and a quiz present the material, and choose the format that helps you work through it. Explore the collection and pick a resource to use next.