ALL meanings of automatism
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A a - noun automatism the state or quality of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action 3
- noun automatism the explanation of an action, or of action in general, as determined by the physiological states of the individual, admissible in law as a defence when the physiological state is involuntary, as in sleepwalking 3
- noun automatism the performance of actions, such as sleepwalking, without conscious knowledge or control 3
- noun automatism the suspension of consciousness sought or achieved by certain artists and writers to allow free flow of uncensored thoughts 3
- noun automatism the quality or condition of being automatic 3
- noun automatism automatic action 3
- noun automatism the theory that the human or animal body is a machine governed by physical laws and that consciousness does not control but only accompanies its actions 3
- noun automatism action independent of outside stimulus, as sleepwalking 3
- noun automatism action not controlled by the will, as the heartbeat 3
- noun automatism the power of such action 3
- noun automatism an automatic or unconscious action, as a tic 3
- noun automatism free expression of the unconscious mind by releasing it from the control of the conscious 3
- noun automatism the action or condition of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action. 1
- noun automatism Philosophy. the doctrine that all activities of animals, or of humans and animals, are entirely controlled by physical or physiological causes in which consciousness takes no part. 1
- noun automatism Physiology. the involuntary functioning of an organic process, especially muscular, without apparent neural stimulation. 1
- noun automatism Psychology. the performance of an act or actions without the performer's awareness or conscious volition. such an act, as sleepwalking. 1
- noun automatism a method of producing pictorial art, as paintings and collages, associated chiefly with the dadaists and surrealists, in which the artist strives to allow the impulses of the unconscious to guide the hand in matters of line, color, and structure without the interference of conscious choice. 1
- noun automatism The performance of actions without conscious thought or intention. 1
- noun automatism Acting automatically or involuntarily. 0
- noun automatism (psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness. 0
- noun automatism A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it. 0