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Some psychologists argue that children separated from their natural mothers experience long-term social, emotional and intellectual difficulties. Discuss evidence for and against such a claim.  

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Until the 1970's it was often the practice, when young children went into hospital, to allow their parents to visit only for short specified periods of time. a) Describe, with reference to research, possible effects of short term separation on young children both when they are away from parents and when they are reunited (6) b) Some psychologists argue that children separated from their natural mothers experience long-term social, emotional and intellectual difficulties. Discuss evidence for and against such a claim. (14) a) We are all separated from our parents at some point; we cannot be with our main carers twenty-four hours a day. Some children seem to be very distressed when left some pose a problem when they are reunited and some seem to not be affected at all. As every child is due to react differently in distress, it is hard to carry out a study on such things however....

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