Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not volitional; involuntary: as, avolitional motility.
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- adjective Of or relating to
avolition ; lackingwillpower .
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Examples
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Patients with frontal lobe lesions, particularly in the dorsolateral parts of the dominant hemisphere see the above section on motor behavior are described as avolitional.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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In its severest form, this loss of volition extends to grooming and hygiene, and avolitional patients often appear slovenly.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
jmjarmstrong commented on the word avolitional
JM has joined the Avolitional Volunteers.
January 30, 2011