AUTOMATIC WRITING
the act of writing while one's attention is not focused - for example, writing without conscious awareness. This occurs during…
AUTOMATICITY
a process that can be carried out rapidly and without effort or intention (an automatic process). This often occurs when…
AUTOMATION
n. the state or condition in which activities are carried out automatically, especially by electronically controlled systems. This behavior is…
AUTOMATISM DEFENSE
a legal defense that represents the claim that criminal intent (see mens rea) was absent as the result of a…
AUTOMATIZATION
n. 1. the practice of a skill or habit to the point whereby it becomes routine and requires little if…
AUTOMATOGRAPH
n. a historical device that is typically used to measure movement. It consists of a plate that lies on metal…
AUTOMATON CONFORMITY
beliefs expressed or behaviors displayed by individuals who unthinkingly conform to the demands of the roles they occupy - or…
AUTOMOTIVE TELEMATICS
a technology developed for delivering information to moving automobiles and other road vehicles. The information can include traffic conditions on…
AUTOMUTILATION
n. a specific sexual pleasure derived from mutilating parts of one's body or from fantasizing about mutilated parts of one
AUTONECROPHILIA
n. a specific type of sexual pleasure derived from the fantasy that one is dead and that another person is…
AUTONEPROPHILIA
n. a specific type of sexual pleasure derived from dressing as a baby, pretending to be a baby, or having…
AUTONOETIC
describes a level of knowledge or memory in which one is aware of the remembered thing, as well as of…
AUTONOETIC MEMORY
the recall of a personal memory and the simultaneous level of conscious awareness that one is reliving a moment from…
AUTONOMASIA
n. a specific type of amnesic aphasia in which a person is unable to recall nouns or names.
AUTONOMIC APPARATUS
the totality of all body organs, including the endocrine glands and viscera, that are controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
AUTONOMIC BALANCE
the complementary and reciprocal interactions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system, which together, create a…
AUTONOMIC CONDITIONING
the process describing the achievement of conscious control over autonomic processes (e.g., heart rate) through biofeedback training, meditation, yoga, or…
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
the exaggerated activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by a spinal-cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebra.…