different between unembodied vs cyberdisinhibition

English

Alternative forms

• unimbodied (obsolete) [18^th Century]

Etymology

un- +? embodied

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?n?mb??d?d, IPA^(key): /?n?m?b?d?d/

Adjective

unembodied (not comparable)

1. (of a soul, spirit, or other such essence so conceived) Incorporeal; not possessed of a body.
2. (of principles, ideas, theories, or the like):
   1. Not expressed or exhibited in material or concrete form; wholly abstract.
   2. Not incorporated into a coherent system; conceptually disconnected.
3. (especially of armed multitudes) Not united in a regimented structure; lacking structure and order.
4. Existing or operating without involvement by the body; solely mental or intellectual; “ungrounded”, “heady”.

References

• “unem?bodied, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

English

Etymology

cyber- +? disinhibition

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?'b?rd?s?nh?b??sh?n, IPA^(key): /?sa?b?d?s?nh??b???n/

Noun

cyberdisinhibition (uncountable)

1. (psychology, Internet) Disinhibition when using interactive online media due to the anonymity or lack of social feedback inherent in the medium.
   • 2006: John Brockman [ed.] and Daniel Goleman [contrib.], “Cyberdisinhibition” in What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable, pages 74–76 (Simon & Schuster UK Ltd; ?ISBN, 9780743295536)

     The Internet undermines the quality of human interaction, allowing destructive emotional impulses freer rein under specific circumstances. The reason is a neural fluke that results in cyberdisinhibition of brain systems that keep our more unruly urges in check. […¶] Communication via the Internet can mislead the brain’s social systems. The key mechanisms are in the prefrontal cortex. […¶] In order for this regulatory mechanism to operate well, you depend on real-time, ongoing feedback from the other person. The Internet has no means of allowing such real-time feedback (other than with rarely used two-way audio/visual streams). […] This results in disinhibition: impulse unleashed. [¶…T]his disinhibition becomes far more likely when people feel strong negative emotions. What fails to be inihibited are the impulses those emotions generate. [¶] This phenomenon has been recognized since the earliest days of the Internet…as ‘flaming’: the tendency to send abrasive, angry, or otherwise emotionally ‘off’ cybermessages.