PSYCH317 Study Guide - John Bowlby, Emaciation, Bradycardia

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Western society: john locke (17th century english philosopher and physician) believed children should be raised with love care instead of indifference and harsh treatment = knowledge is a form of protection, jean marc itard (19th century) he treated victor of averyon by sensory experiences instead of sending him to asylum. Wild boy of averyon victor was mentally arrested and found in the woods in france by hunters after itard gave him hot baths, massages, electric shocks to train victor to be able to identify letters, comprehend words: however, itard wasn"t able to help socialize victor, case of victor was landmark in effort to assist children with special needs (cid:224) mental defectives", findings: demonstrated that children with a severe, leta hollingworth (19th century) view that mental defective children impairment can improve with treatment were suffering from emotional and behavioral problems due to inept treatment by adults and lack of appropriate intellectual challenge.