English Dictionary

selective mutism

名詞

不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

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。

The child was diagnosed with selective mutism after months of being unable to speak at school despite speaking normally at home.

その子は、家では普通に話せるのに学校で何ヶ月も話せなかったため、場面緘黙と診断されました。

意味（1）

(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.