Deprivation is the state of being deprived of that which is needed for "normal life".

In psychology it might refer to:

• Cultural deprivation
• Food deprivation
• Poverty
• REM dream deprivation
• Sleep deprivation
• Social deprivation
• Stimulus deprivation
• Water deprivation

See also

• Child neglect
• Feral child
• Deprivation index
• Elder neglect
• Environmental stress
• Motivation
• Physiological stress
• Psychological stress
• Self neglect
• Stress