Associations to the word «Automatism»

AUTOMATISM, noun. Acting automatically or involuntarily.

AUTOMATISM, noun. (psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.

AUTOMATISM, noun. A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.

AUTOMATISM, noun. Any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy).