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automatism /au·tom·a·tism/ (aw-tom´ah-tizm) performance of nonreflex acts without conscious volition.

command automatism abnormal responsiveness to commands, as in hypnosis.

command automatism,

a condition characterized by an abnormal mechanical responsiveness to commands, usually followed without critical judgment, such as may be seen in hypnosis and certain psychotic states.

automatism [aw-tom´ah-tizm]

aimless and apparently undirected behavior that is not under conscious control and is performed without conscious knowledge; seen in psychomotor epilepsy, catatonic schizophrenia, dissociative fugue, and other conditions.

command automatism the performance of suggested acts without exercise of critical judgment; seen in catatonic schizophrenia and in the hypnotic state.

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