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Disinhibition
Disinhibition Freedom to act according to one's inner drives or feelings, with less regard for restraints imposed by cultural norms or one's superego; removal of an inhibitory, constraining, or limiting influence, as in the escape from higher cortical control in neurologic injury, or in uncontrolled firing of impulses, as when a drug interferes with the usual limiting or inhibiting action of GABA within the central nervous system.
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Superego
In psychoanalytic theory, that part of the personality structure associated with ethics, standards, and self-criticism. It is formed by identification with important and esteemed persons in early life, particularly parents. The supposed or actual wishes of these significant persons are taken over as part of the child's own standards to help form the conscience.
Cortical
Having to do with the cortex, the outer portion of an organ.
Injury
Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical.
GABA
An amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Central
In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of "peripheral" which means away from the center.
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Disinfectant
A chemical agent used to destroy microorganisms on inanimate objects.
Disinsection
Spraying aircraft for insects, a procedure called disinsection.
Disipal
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Derailment
Loosening of associations. A pattern of speech in which a person's ideas slip off one track onto another that is completely unrelated or only obliquely related. In moving from one sentence or clause to another, the person shifts the topic idiosyncratically from one frame of reference to another and things may be said in juxtaposition that lack a meaningful relationship. This disturbance occurs between clauses, in contrast to incoherence, in which the disturbance is within clauses. An occasional change of topic without warning or obvious connection does not constitute derailment.
Derealization
An alteration in the perception or experience of the external world so that it seems strange or unreal (e.g., people may seem unfamiliar or mechanical).
Dereistic
Mental activity that is not in accordance with reality, logic, or experience.
Detachment
A behavior pattern characterized by general aloofness in interpersonal contact; may include intellectualization, denial, and superficiality.
Disconnection syndrome
Term coined by Norman Geschwind to describe the interruption of information transferred from one brain region to another.
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Disorientation
Confusion about the time of day, date, or season (time), where one is (place), or who one is (person).
Dysphoric mood
An unpleasant mood, such as sadness, anxiety, or irritability.
Displacement
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which emotions, ideas, or wishes are transferred from their original object to a more acceptable substitute; often used to allay anxiety.
Dissociation
disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment. The disturbance may be sudden or gradual, transient or chronic.
Distractibility
The inability to maintain attention, that is, the shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation, or attention being drawn too frequently to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.
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