Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Inhibition

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.

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Abstract

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.

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9 entry terms
  • Inhibition (Psychology)
  • Inhibition, Psychological
  • Inhibition, Psychology
  • Inhibitions (Psychology)
  • Inhibitions, Psychological
  • Inhibitions, Psychology
  • Psychological Inhibitions
  • Psychology Inhibition
  • Psychology Inhibitions

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human & animal

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History Note

2020 (1971); was INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1971-2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Conditioning (Psychology) (1966-1970)
  • Learning (1966-1970)
  • Psychoanalytic Theory (1966-1970)

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  1. F01.145.544
  2. F02w.463w.425w.475
  3. F02w.739.794w.405

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Inhibition. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007266. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007266
  2. Psychological Inhibition. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67199165