Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
abulia
a·bu·li·a [ uh-byoo-lee-uh, uh-boo- ]
Etymology:
Greek a = not + boule = the will
Meaning a loss or deficiency of will power.
Meaning a loss or deficiency of will power.
Definitions related to abulia:
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Poverty of behavior and speech output, lack of initiative, loss of emotional responses, psychomotor slowing, and prolonged speech latency.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Reduced impulse to act and to think, associated with indifference about consequences of action. Occurs as a result of neurological deficit, depression, and schizophrenia.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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