A state in which an individual feels that s / he has lost something valuable, and is not getting something what s/ he deserves is called:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Deprivation
Option (1) Poverty — Incorrect. Poverty refers to an actual shortage of the resources necessary for living, and so can be somewhat objectively defined. The question describes a feeling of having lost something and of getting less than one deserves; a person can have that feeling without being poor.
Option (2) Discommunication — Incorrect. There is no such term in psychology. The word only suggests a failure of communication, which has nothing to do with a feeling of having lost something valuable.
Option (3) Deprivation — Correct. Deprivation refers to the state in which a person feels that s/he has lost something valuable, and is not getting something what s/he deserves. It is more a question of perceiving or thinking that one has got less than what one should have got.
Option (4) Social disadvantage — Incorrect. Social disadvantage is a condition because of which some sections of society are not allowed to enjoy the same privileges as the rest of society, as caste has done in our society. It describes the position of a group, not a person’s own sense of loss.
Note 1: Deprivation, and its difference from poverty, was there in the chapter ‘Psychology and Life’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2022, and is not there in the NCERT book (2025-26).
Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 22-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Poverty and Discrimination … A distinction between deprivation and poverty is that deprivation refers to the state in which a person feels that s/he has lost something valuable, and is not getting something what s/he deserves. Poverty refers to an actual shortage of the resources necessary for living, and thus can be somewhat objectively defined. In deprivation, it is more a question of perceiving or thinking that one has got less than what one should have got.…” “…Both poverty and deprivation are linked to social disadvantage, i.e. a condition because of which some sections of society are not allowed to enjoy the same privileges as the rest of society.…” |