abulia
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Origin of abulia
1840–50; < New Latin, probably not < Greek aboulíā thoughtlessness, but freshly formed from a- 6, Greek boulḗ will, -ia
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Some authorities have ascribed abulia to inertia or "low mental tension", some to an overdose of fear and caution, some to the paralyzing effect of suppressed desires still living in the "unconscious".
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
Imagination, and abulia, 11; and foresight, 284; anthropocentric, 10; basis of the cosmic process, 75; Commercial, 281; complete in animals, 95; condensed in common objects, 276; Conditions of, 44; Development of, 167 ff.;
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
When a subject is thrown into a trance, I may expect the hypnotic phenomena known to me: lethargy, abulia, anæsthesia, analgesia, catalepsy, and every kind of 198susceptibility to suggestion.
From Fruits of Culture by Maude, Aylmer
When a subject is thrown into a trance, I may expect the hypnotic phenomena known to me: lethargy, abulia, anaesthesia, analgesia, catalepsy, and every kind of susceptibility to suggestion.
From Redemption and two other plays by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Judging by these mild cases, abulia may be due partly to distaste for the details of actual performance, and partly to a dread of committing oneself to anything that has the stamp of finality.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
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