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Inhibition, Psychological MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
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.
Entry Term(s)
Inhibition (Psychology)
Inhibition, Psychology
Psychological Inhibition
Previous Indexing
Conditioning (Psychology) (1966-1970)
Learning (1966-1970)
Psychoanalytic Theory (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
2020; was INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1971-2019
History Note
2020 (1971); was INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1971-2019
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.