Romanian orphans AO1 gap fill

this study was a ____, beginning in _____

longitudinal study, 1998

this study was conducted to see______, and to investigate____

if good care could compensate for the privation the children had suffered, whether it was separation from their mother or the severe circumstances in romania that were responsible for any negative effects

_____ romanian orphans were involved in the study

165

they were assessed on ___, ____, and _____ measures at ages ___, ___, , and ____

physical, emotional, cognitive, 4, 6, 11, 15

there was a naturally occurring independent variable of ____, (_____)

the ages at which the children were adopted, before 6 months of age, between 6 months and 2 years, after the age of 2

when the orphans reached age 4 _____

they were compared to a control group of 52 british adopted orphans

a negative correlation was found between ______

age of adoption and intellectual development

those adopted before 6 months developed ____

more in line with the british adopted orphans

those adopted older than 6 months had a greater likelihood of _____

developmental problems

the findings of this study suggest that the effect of the institution on the romanian adoptees was on ____

both their emotional and cognitive development

the late adoptees were more likely to display _____

disinhibited attachment

disinhibited attachment is _____

A condition in which children select attachment figures indiscriminately and behave in an overly familiar fashion with complete strangers

these effects on could be reduced for some (but not all) given ____, and recovery was more likely if ______, in particular at ____

suitable care, they were adopted as young as possible, less than 6 months

% of UK children at age 6 showing disinhibited attachment

3.8%

% of romanian children adopted before 6 months showing disinhibited attachment at age 6

8.9%

% of romanian children adopted after 6 months showing disinhibited attachment at age 6

26.1%

these percentages suggest that ____, and that _____

the age of adoption is an important factor in determining how positive the outcome will be, extreme neglect may have had an effect as well as the fact that children had been in an institution

mean IQ of those adopted before the age of 6 months

102

mean IQ of those adopted between the age of 6 months and 2 years

86

mean IQ of those adopted after the age of 2 years

77

at age 15 some of the adoptees showed ____

quasi-autism, disinhibited attachment, cognitive impairment, inattention and overactivity, and hyperactivity disorders