Akrasia and Avolition

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Difference between Akrasia and Avolition

Akrasia vs. Avolition

Akrasia (Greek ἀκρασία, "lacking command"), occasionally transliterated as acrasia or Anglicised as acrasy or acracy, is described as a lack of self-control or the state of acting against one's better judgment. Avolition, as a symptom of various forms of psychopathology, is the decrease in the motivation to initiate and perform self-directed purposeful activities.

Similarities between Akrasia and Avolition

Akrasia and Avolition have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Aboulia, Incontinence (philosophy), Motivation.

Aboulia

Aboulia or abulia (from βουλή, meaning "will",Bailly, A. (2000). Dictionnaire Grec Français, Éditions Hachette. with the prefix -a), in neurology, refers to a lack of will or initiative and can be seen as a disorder of diminished motivation (DDM).

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Incontinence (philosophy)

Incontinence ("a want of continence or self-restraint") is often used by philosophers to translate the Greek term Akrasia (ἀκρασία).

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Motivation

Motivation is the reason for people's actions, desires, and needs.

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Akrasia and Avolition Comparison

Akrasia has 33 relations, while Avolition has 20. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 5.66% = 3 / (33 + 20).

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