Insensitivity
Insensitivity refers to reduced or absent responsiveness to stimuli or to others' emotions. It can describe physical sensory deficits as well as social or affective unresponsiveness.
In medical contexts, insensitivity denotes diminished sensation, such as hypoesthesia, anesthesia, or congenital insensitivity to pain.
In psychosocial terms, insensitivity describes difficulty recognizing or responding to others' feelings or social cues. It
Assessment may involve sensory testing or emotion-recognition tasks. Management depends on the underlying cause: physical insensitivity
See also: hypoesthesia, numbness, anesthesia, empathy, social cognition, alexithymia.