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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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006824
Language
English
Subject categories
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
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)