Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
social disinhibition
Definitions related to social disinhibition:
  • (disinhibition) (1) Removal of an inhibitory effect, as in the reduction of the inhibitory function of the cerebral cortex by alcohol. (2) In psychiatry, a greater freedom to act in accordance with inner drives or feelings and with less regard for restraints dictated by cultural norms or one's superego.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • A tendency to violate social norms because of a failure to resist temptations or urges in social settings.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (disinhibition) Unrestrained behavior, often at odds with social norms.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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