disinhibition
Loss of inhibition
Disinhibition is the weakening or removal of inhibitions—the internal restraints that normally govern behavior.
Alcohol causes disinhibition, leading people to say or do things they'd otherwise suppress.
The term appears in psychology and neuroscience to describe states where social or emotional controls are reduced: The brain injury resulted in disinhibition and impulsive outbursts.
Online anonymity famously produces disinhibition, making people ruder than they'd be face-to-face.
Acting without considering consequences
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
spontaneity · experimentation · transgression · outburst · aggression · excess · intemperance · unfiltered
Not held back
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
unsuppressed · unrepressed · deregulation · self-regulation · catharsis · release · defenselessness · vulnerability
Chronic cognitive impairment
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- hypersexualityCompulsive erotic excess
- compulsivityDriven to repeat actions
- perseverationInvoluntary repetition of responses
neurological · stroke · tumor · Alzheimer's · bipolar · ADHD · antisocial · borderline
Substance-induced mental impairment
- inebriationDrunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- sedativesDrugs that calm
drugs · impairment · blackout · binge · pharmacological · chemical · tolerance · withdrawal
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- outspokennessBold, direct expression
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
extroversion · gregariousness · effusiveness · overfamiliarity · taboo-breaking · TMI · anonymity · trolling
impulsivity
Acting without considering consequences
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
- indiscretionUnwise act or remark
imprudence · spontaneity · experimentation · transgression · outburst · aggression · excess · intemperance · unfiltered · blurting
unrestrained
Not held back
uncontrolled · unsuppressed · unrepressed · deregulation · self-regulation · catharsis · release · defenselessness · vulnerability · id
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- hypersexualityCompulsive erotic excess
- compulsivityDriven to repeat actions
perseveration · neurological · stroke · tumor · Alzheimer's · bipolar · ADHD · antisocial · borderline · assessment
intoxication
Substance-induced mental impairment
- inebriationDrunken state
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
sedatives · drugs · impairment · blackout · binge · pharmacological · chemical · tolerance · withdrawal · hangover
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- outspokennessBold, direct expression
expressiveness · extroversion · gregariousness · effusiveness · overfamiliarity · taboo-breaking · TMI · anonymity · trolling · flaming
- mental symptomsanxiety, depression, paranoia, hallucination, delusion
- dementiamemory loss, Alzheimer's, forgetfulness, cognitive decline, memory impairment
- will disordersapathy, impulsivity, compulsions, compulsive behavior
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- drivesdrive, hard drive, flash drive, USB drive, CD drive
- brain symptomsamnesia, aphasia, agnosia, apraxia, confusion
disinhibitioninhibition
Mental check on behavior
self-control · restraint · self-restraint · impulse control · self-discipline
disinhibitioninhibition
Mental check on behavior
reserve · propriety · decorum · reticence · discretion