disinhibition
Noun
Meaning
disinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural disinhibitions)
A lack or loss of inhibition.
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A figurative proverb test for dementia: rapid detection of disinhibition, excuse and confabulation, causing discommunication.
Benzodiazepines are generally viewed as safe and effective for short-term use, although cognitive impairment and paradoxical effects such as aggression or behavioral disinhibition occasionally occur.
Called " laughing gas ", it was found capable of inducing a state of social disinhibition resembling drunkenness.
Modulation of the α 2 subunit is associated with anxiolytic activity and disinhibition.
The online disinhibition effect describes the tendency of many individuals to behave more stridently or offensively online than they would in person.
Neurology, (54), 142 Thus, lesions in the anterior cingulate cortex might contribute to the lessening of the disinhibition effect.