Let’s start at the very Beginning: The Importance of Mothers
separate rat pups from Mom a few hours daily and, as adults, they have elevated Glucocorticoids levels and poor cognitive skills, are anxious, and, if male, are more aggressive.
(p.175)
⇒ Aggression
“What do children need from their mothers?”: love, warmth, affection, responsiveness, stimulation, consistency, reliability. What is produced in their absence? Anxious, depressed, and/or poorly attached adults.
(p.176)
young primates would rather take harm from a mother and hug her than not to hug, but not feeling pain.
So the warmth of a mother is more important than the absence of pain.
⇒ Pain Perception
Areas with abortions available, rates of crime by young adults decreased about 20 years later.
see also
Bindung der Mutter zum Kind
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