par·a·bu·li·a (p r  -b  l -, -by-)n. Abnormality of volition or will, as when one impulse is checked and replaced by another. |
parabulia [par″ah-bu´le-ah]
perversion of the will, as when an individual intends to perform a particular action but halts and substitutes either an opposite action or an unrelated alternative. It is often seen in schizophrenics.
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