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(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A severe form of social anxiety disorder characterized by a total inability to speak or communicate orally in certain social settings. The inability to speak is involuntary and persistent, and is not caused by a communication disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, psychotic disorder, or intellectual disability.
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selective mutism
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selective mutism
Noun
uncountable
(clinical
psychology,
psychiatry)
A
severe
form
of
social
anxiety
disorder
characterized
by
a
total
inability
to
speak
or
communicate
orally
in
certain
social
settings.
The
inability
to
speak
is
involuntary
and
persistent,
and
is
not
caused
by
a
communication
disorder,
neurodevelopmental
disorder,
psychotic
disorder,
or
intellectual
disability.
Japanese Meaning
選択的無言症：臨床心理学および精神医学の分野で用いられる表現で、特定の社会的環境において、本人の意思に反して口頭でのコミュニケーションが全くできなくなる症状を指します。これは全般的なコミュニケーション障害や神経発達障害、精神病性障害、知的障害などによるものではなく、重度の社会不安障害として現れる。
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(clinical
psychology,
psychiatry)
A
severe
form
of
social
anxiety
disorder
characterized
by
a
total
inability
to
speak
or
communicate
orally
in
certain
social
settings.
The
inability
to
speak
is
involuntary
and
persistent,
and
is
not
caused
by
a
communication
disorder,
neurodevelopmental
disorder,
psychotic
disorder,
or
intellectual
disability.
