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1. (n.) automatism
the action or condition of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action.
2. automatism
the theory that the activities of humans and animals are controlled by physical or physiological causes rather than by consciousness.
3. automatism
the involuntary functioning of an organic process, esp. muscular, without apparent neural stimulation.
4. automatism
Psychol.
5. automatism
the performance of an act or actions without the performer's awareness or conscious volition.
6. automatism
an artistic technique in which the impulses of the unconscious mind are freed to guide the hand in producing images.
Etymology: (1880–85; < Gk automatismós a happening of itself. See automaton , -ism)
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| Definition of 'automatism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) automatism
any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
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1. (noun) automatism
the state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter
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| Definition of 'automatism' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. automatism
Automatic, mechanical, and apparently undirected behavior which is outside of conscious control.
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