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ESA 50: Social situations and “tell us why…”
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MariW wrote: I won’t be competing the form. My friend and her partner will do most, if not all, the work and determine the final wording.
The claimant is non-aggressive. The word I thought about was “disinhibition”. I’ve just looked it up again and find, “In psychology, disinhibition is a lack of restraint manifested in several ways, including disregard for social conventions.” Could it be argued that the claimant is so fearful of social situations that his avoidance of the society of other people shows disregard for social situations in a way that might be considered unreasonable? Could a workplace contend with somebody hiding in a cloakroom or even just burying his head in his arms so as not to see his social environment?
As I said, if it is considered relevant then complete the question and explain why, however, if I was to think of an individual with disinhibited behaviour then someone with Tourettes would be my first choice.
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Many thanks, Gordon, for all your detailed advice.

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I think I’ll just forget all about Question 17 without involving my imagination.

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