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disinhibition

disinhibition

1 8.2
Less control by the brain and nerves that causes sudden body reactions or unwanted movements
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪsɪnɪˈbɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desinhibición
  • Healing in the New Testament is a cooperative venture, the result of a special group dynamic characterized by cognitive disinhibition.

Another is that there is this disinhibition of feedback, so a reduction.

Examples

  • And they, their, their effects are to produce disinhibition, relaxation of voluntary muscles and great amnesia.

  • And at some point, this transition brings the term frontal frontal disinhibition out of the realm of pathology.

  • Another is that there is this disinhibition of feedback, so a reduction.

  • And, and what I do believe is that the Internet has created a disinhibition so that people can say things anonymously and so on.

  • Dr. Mark Lythgoe, a neurologist at University College London, who has studied the McHugh case, says: "It may be that the brain damage that Tommy sustained has caused disinhibition of brain pathways, allowing his creativity to surface."

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  • It depends on some temporary inhibition of station-keeping responses but promotes their eventual disinhibition and recurrence" (Kennedy 1985, p. 8).

    Academic text (2007)
  • After the accident, the patient exhibited severe disinhibition, often speaking without any filter.

  • The neurologist explained that disinhibition can lead to involuntary movements and unpredictable behavior.

  • In her therapy sessions, she discussed how the disinhibition caused by her medication made her more impulsive.

Antonyms

29 6.1

Holding back your feelings or actions around other people

How Disinhibited

hyperexcitability
  • Specialized
9.2
disinhibition
  • Specialized
1 8.2
inhibition
  • Specialized
6 7.5

Surface Forms

disinhibition singular

Morphology

disinhibition = disinhibit (semi-transparent) = dis + inhibit + ion

Morphological composition is clear, but the sense is a technical neurophysiological use (loss of normal neural inhibition) that requires domain knowledge beyond basic word-formation.

Etymology

Disinhibition is made from dis- 'not' and inhibition 'holding back', so you can picture the brain's 'brakes' being removed. That's why brain damage or some medicines can make reflexes and automatic actions stronger and less controlled.