Maternal deprivation in young children

France, 1955

Film
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Part of the record collected by a French research unit studying the effects of mernal deprivation in young children. Those studied are between one and two-and-a-half years old. All had been reared in institutions where because of impersonal care they had become seriously impaired in the capacity for human relationship. The film shows the disorders that appear and the subsequent progress of the children under psychotherapy. A study carried out by a French research unit directed by Jenny Rondinesco.

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Credits

director

Genevieve Appell

production company

Institut National d'Hygiene

New York University. Film Library

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1955

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006824

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - France

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Growth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children and adults

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Emotions in children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Infants - Growth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Growth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Developmental psychology - Case studies

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Identity (Psychology) in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Infant psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Infants - Growth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychological tests

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - France

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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