Inhibition can have a number of meanings in psychology

In general the term relates to being restrained or prevented so:

• Inhibition (physiology) Is the stopping or slowing of a physiological process.eg inhibitory postsynaotic potential, Lateral inhibition

• Inhibition (learning)

• Social inhibition eg shyness

• Inhibition (psychoanalysis)

• Inhibition (genetic)

See also

• Inhibition Theory
• Proactive inhibition
• [[Retroactive inhibition
• Inhibited sexual desire