privation

{{Short description|Psychological concept of deprivation}}

{{wiktionary|privation}}

In child psychology, privation is the absence or lack of basic necessities.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/privation |title=The Free Dictionary – Privation |accessdate=10 September 2011}} 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.{{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}} It is different to deprivation, which occurs when an established relationship is severed.{{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}} 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 psychologists.{{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}}