Definition of Automatism. Meaning of Automatism. Synonyms of Automatism

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Definition of Automatism

Automatism
Automatism Au*tom"a*tism, n. The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.

Meaning of Automatism from wikipedia

- Look up automatism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Automatism may refer to: Automatic behavior, spontaneous verbal or motor behavior Automatism (law)...
- Surrealist automatism is a method of art-making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind...
- Automatism is a set of brief unconscious or automatic behaviors, typically at least several seconds or minutes, while the subject is unaware of actions...
- automatism is a rarely used criminal defence. It is one of the mental condition defences that relate to the mental state of the defendant. Automatism...
- been one of many subjects of disagreement. Some Surrealists consider automatism and games to be sources of inspiration only, while others consider them...
- Automatism, in toxicology, refers to a tendency to take a drug over and over again, forgetting each time that one has already taken the dose. This can...
- In neurology, anterograde amnesia is the inability to create new memories after an event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability...
- The Kandinsky–Clérambault syndrome or syndrome of the psychic automatism is a psychopathological syndrome, considered to be a typical feature of paranoid...
- Automatic painting (robotic) Spiritualist art § Automatic drawing Surrealist automatism § Automatic drawing and painting Automatic writing (disambiguation) This...
- theoretical works about automatism. In 1919, Breton and Philippe Soupault had used what later became the Surrealist automatism method to compose Les Champs...