# Privation

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{{Short description|Psychological concept of deprivation}}
{{wiktionary|privation}}

In [child psychology](/source/child_psychology), '''privation''' is the absence or lack of basic necessities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/privation |title=The Free Dictionary – Privation |accessdate=10 September 2011}}</ref> Privation occurs when a child has no opportunity to form a relationship with a parent figure, or when such relationship is distorted, due to their treatment.<ref>{{cite book | title=Angles on Applied Psychology | publisher=Nelson Thornes | year=2003 | pages=219 | isbn=978-0-7487-7259-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbdQf0P05ZkC&q=privation+psychology&pg=PA219 | last1=Russell | first1=Julia | last2=Jarvis | first2=Matt}}</ref> It is different to [deprivation](/source/Social_deprivation), which occurs when an established relationship is severed.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Brain |first1=Christine |last2=Mukherji |first2=Penny |title=Understanding child psychology |publisher=Nelson Thornes |edition=New |year= 2005 |isbn=978-0-7487-9084-5 |pages=44–45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhhYHW1ieQEC&q=Understanding+Child+Psychology}}</ref> It is understood that privation can produce social, emotional and intellectual problems for children; however, how inevitable such problems become as a result of privation, and the extent to which they can be reversed, remains an issue of debate among [psychologist](/source/psychologist)s.<ref>{{cite book | title=Angles on Child Psychology | publisher=Nelson Thornes | year=2001 | page=53 | isbn=978-0-7487-5975-0 | last1=Jarvis | first1=Matt | last2=Chandler | first2=Emma}}</ref>

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Category:Developmental psychology

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