Orexis
[aw-rek-sis, oh-rek-] /ɔˈrɛk sɪs, oʊˈrɛk-/
noun, Psychology.
1.
the affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act.
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