AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is privation?
A
being able to keep all clients’ information private and confidential
B
a strong, close and emotional bond that develops between infants and their caregivers
C
John Bowlby’s theory of attachment
D
when attachment never occurs and a child never forms a close relationship with anyone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Privation refers to a situation where no attachment bond has ever had the opportunity to develop. Such cases are, thankfully, relatively rare and, because they are so rare, we rely on a very different kind of research method to investigate them.

Detailed explanation-2: -In child psychology, privation occurs when a child has no opportunity to form a relationship with a parent figure, or when such relationship is distorted, due to their treatment. It is different to deprivation, which occurs when an established relationship is severed.

Detailed explanation-3: -n. absence of something needed or desired, particularly something required to satisfy essential physiological needs, such as those for food and sleep. Privation is distinct from deprivation, which involves the initial presence and then removal of such requirements.

Detailed explanation-4: -We now know that it is crucial for parents to form a strong and loving attachment to their babies. If they do not, their children will be at risk for a variety of emotional, social and learning problems as they go through childhood and into adolescence and adulthood.

Detailed explanation-5: -Overview. Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition in which an infant or young child doesn’t establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers.

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