1965. Effect of emotional deprivation and neglect on babies. Subtitled in English

Children raised in appropriate family conditions Emmanuel is an active, exploratory child eager to grab any object he sees. His family raised him to do it. He moves it from one hand to the other and brings it to his mouth. He is completely absorbed in this activity and barely pays attention to his surroundings. Christine, who regularly goes to daycare, does not differ in her behavior from the previous child. She holds the blocks with both hands, tries to sort them and pick them up. when they fall. She is completely absorbed in the game. These two examples show us children whose families provide them with full protection, however, when the family circumstances are not adequate to the point that they force the child to be removed from the home.

The child's behavior will be affected as follows: Children who are cared for in institutions, Carolina, who was

neglect

ed by her mother and suffers from weight loss, takes one of the blocks, but shows little. interest in playing. A lot with those in charge of the experiment in the room. She is a little attracted to the game, but her mind is occupied with the people around her. In the next few cases we will see that the child's interest in her surroundings will increase. As her interest in playing wanes, for example, Veronique, who is also underweight, expresses her refusal by raising her hands in a gesture indicating that she is avoiding playing, but her disturbed look indicates the behavior. her. is negative She does not play Jane, who was separated from her family when she was young and placed in a care facility after not being hugged several times.

The psychiatrist carefully monitors the movements of the

emotional

ly deprived child who considers social contact his own. priority and that he may be driven by the child's desire to find an alternative to her mother. His interest in new things is very little. He accepts the piece without resistance when it is placed in his hand, but shows no interest in it. René, whose condition is similar to hers, sits motionless in front of her cubes. After a while, he moves towards the cubes, but with some anxiety, he gradually becomes completely disinterested in the game and the people around him.

He withdraws into himself and resorts to calming himself by sucking his thumb. Annette, who also suffers from weight loss, shows rigidity in her behavior. She shows no interest in what surrounds her. Her growing anxiety becomes evident. By the irregularity of her breathing, autism is distinguished from the girl's mysterious look. Here we see Colette, who also lacks compassion and care. She shows the same symptoms of autism and anxiety. She remains still and breathes heavily. From this we conclude that

emotional

deprivation

not only leads to anxiety and anxiety is what psychiatrists diagnose, but it also inhibits children's instinct for exploration and curiosity towards new things and leads to autism in the most severe cases.