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Disinhibition vs Impulsivity - What's the difference?

disinhibition | impulsivity |

As nouns the difference between disinhibition and impulsivity

is that disinhibition is a lack or loss of inhibition while impulsivity is inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.

disinhibition

English

Noun

  • A lack or loss of inhibition.
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    • , passage=Consistent with this hypothesis, females from opposite-sex twin pairs showed significant increases over females from same-sex twin pairs in the total sensation-seeking, disinhibition , and experience-seeking scales of the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS).}}

    Related terms

    * disinhibit

    impulsivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.