Psychology A-Level
Disinhibition
What Disinhibition means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Disinhibition
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The loss of control over eating behaviour in response to specific internal or external cues.
Media showing aggression as normal and justified, which loosens learned social restraint.
Topics that use Disinhibition
- Aggression (AQA A-Level)
- Eating behaviour (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- biological reductionism
- Boundary model
- Catharsis and its evidential problems
- Cognitive distortions and irrational beliefs
- Cognitive priming
- Dopamine D₂ receptors
- Enmeshment and family boundaries
- Environmental cues and the weapon effect
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