Romanian orphan studies:
effects of institutionalisation
,What is an institution?
● A place dedicated to a particular TASK e.g. look after children awaiting
ADOPTION or caring for the MENTALLY ILL or look after patients in
HOSPITAL
● Place where people LIVE for a period of time NOT a day care e.g.
,Past and present institutionalisation
● PAST:
- STRICT regimes and offered LITTLE emotional care
● PRESENT:
- Psychologists NO LONGER able to study DEPRIVATION - their research had
REDUCED the problem
➔ SOME countries have LIMITED resources = it is still NOT possible to offer
much EMOTIONAL care in INSTITUTIONS
, Institutionalisation
● The EFFECT of institutional care
● Focusing on how TIME spent in an INSTITUTION e.g. an orphanage can
affect DEVELOPMENT of children
- Effects include - SOCIAL, MENTAL and PHYSICAL underdevelopment
- Some effects may be IRREVERSIBLE
effects of institutionalisation
,What is an institution?
● A place dedicated to a particular TASK e.g. look after children awaiting
ADOPTION or caring for the MENTALLY ILL or look after patients in
HOSPITAL
● Place where people LIVE for a period of time NOT a day care e.g.
,Past and present institutionalisation
● PAST:
- STRICT regimes and offered LITTLE emotional care
● PRESENT:
- Psychologists NO LONGER able to study DEPRIVATION - their research had
REDUCED the problem
➔ SOME countries have LIMITED resources = it is still NOT possible to offer
much EMOTIONAL care in INSTITUTIONS
, Institutionalisation
● The EFFECT of institutional care
● Focusing on how TIME spent in an INSTITUTION e.g. an orphanage can
affect DEVELOPMENT of children
- Effects include - SOCIAL, MENTAL and PHYSICAL underdevelopment
- Some effects may be IRREVERSIBLE
