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Definition of 'Inhibition (Psychology)'

The interference with or prevention of a behavioral or verbal response even though the stimulus for that response is present; in psychoanalysis the unconscious restraining of an instinctual process.

Common names: Inhibition (Psychology); Inhibitions (Psychology); Inhibition; Inhibitions

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Definition: The interference with or prevention of a behavioral or verbal response even though the stimulus for that response is present; in psychoanalysis the unconscious restraining of an instinctual process.

Descriptor UI: D007266

Alternative terms: Inhibition (Psychology); Inhibitions (Psychology); Inhibition; Inhibitions;

Tree Number: F01.145.544; F02.463.425.475; F02.739.794.405;

History Note: 1971

Technical Notes: human & animal; no qualif; DF: INHIBITION

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