Attachment Syndromes

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This paper is an article review on children raised in institutions and how they develop attachment disorders. Research shows that institutionalized children are more apt to develop RAD and other attachment disorders. The purpose of the study is to determine if children in institutions compared with children in homes are more prone to have attachment disorders such as RAD.

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"Review of "Attachment in Institutionalized and Community Children in Romania "Children raised in institutions are at dramatically increased risk for a variety of social and behavioral problems, including disturbances of attachment" (Zeanah, Smyke, Koga, and Carlson, 2005, 1015). This subject is discussed in the article, "Attachment in Institutionalized and Community Children in Romania." Research previously shows children in institutions often have problems attaching to others including Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Attachment can be described as the biologically rooted motivational system in children that begins to mature after the first year. It motivates children to seek comfort and support from their mothers or caregivers (Zeanah, 2000, 1). In a study in London during the 1960's of institutionalized children, it showed that eight of the twenty-six children were emotionally withdrawn and unresponsive. These children wanted attention regardless of who gave them attention."

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