Causes. Numbness is usually caused by damage, irritation or compression of several nerves or a single branch of a nerve, most often situated in the periphery of your body. Diseases affecting the peripheral nerves, such as diabetes, also can cause numbness.Rarely, numbness can be caused by problems in your brain or spinal cord.Fortunately, numbness by itself is only rarely associated with potentially life-threatening disorders, such as strokes or tumors.Your doctor will need detailed information about your symptoms to diagnose the cause of your numbness.arely, numbness can be caused by problems in your brain or spinal cord. Fortunately, numbness by itself is only rarely associated with potentially life-threatening disorders, such as strokes or tumors. Your doctor will need detailed information about your symptoms to diagnose the cause of your numbness.
interpersonal. adjective. 1  Of or relating to the interactions between individuals: interpersonal skills. 2  Existing or occurring between individuals: interpersonal communication or conflict.
A characterization of. interpersonal power is given and the role of power in different types of. activity that involve communication is discussed. A distinction is drawn. between activities that have a conventional power structure and activities. that only have such a structure informally imposed on them.