Abulia
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
historical examples
abulia is not just a comfortable laziness, but is attended by a sense of humiliation and inferiority.
psychology robert s. woodworth
to shun compet-tion and responsibility is characteristic of abulia.
psychology robert s. woodworth
so they show a condition of perfect ‘abulia,’ or inability to will or act.
talks to teachers on psychology; and to students on some of life’s ideals william james
noun
(psychiatry) a pathological inability to take decisions
abulia a·bu·li·a or a·bou·li·a (ə-bōō’lē-ə, ə-byōō’-)
n.
loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.
a·bu’lic (-lĭk) adj.
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a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition. noun (psychiatry) a pathological inability to take decisions abulia a·bu·li·a or a·bou·li·a (ə-bōō’lē-ə, ə-byōō’-) n. loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently. a·bu’lic (-lĭk) adj.
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