Inhibitory control

Inhibitory control is a cognitive process that permits an individual to inhibit impulses and natural, habitual, or dominant behavioral responses in order to select a more appropriate behavior consistent with values and goals.

Quotes

• Blessed are they who, setting aside their own pleasure and inclination, consider things according to reason and justice before doing them.
  • Saint John of the Cross, The Sayings of Light and Love, as translated by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez (1991), #45

See also

• Self-control
• Self discipline
• Temperance