DeprivationSpecific Psychological Patterns by Celia Beckett PAPERBACK

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The English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study constituted an invaluable \""natural experiment\"" in which there was a rapid, easily-timed transition from a profoundly depriving environment in Romanian institutions to generally well-functioning adoptive families in England. Multimodal methods of assessment were used throughout the assessments at 4, 6, 11, and 15 years of age. Four key findings were particularly striking. First, institutional deprivation was associated with an apparently deprivation-specific pattern of combinations of quasiautism, disinhibited attachment, cognitive impairment, and inattention/overactivity. Second, longitudinal growth curves showed a relative deceleration of growth between 11 and 15 years (possibly due to early puberty). Third, institutional deprivation without\n\nDeprivation-Specific Psychological Patterns\nEffects of Institutional Deprivation\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail track;