Did you perchance mean abolition? - n. Lack of initiative or
goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The person
may wish to do something, but the desire is without power or
energy. “The revisions for these conditions, which affect about
1 percent of the population but are among the most costly in
terms of loss of quality of life and social cost, are less
controversial but allow for an extensive assessment of severity
that includes hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
and behavior, loss of mental capacity (cognitive impairment) and
diminution of feelings, expression and even the ability to act
(called avolition, or loss of the ability to start an action).”
“The syndrome is often transient and is associated with
attentional problems, avolition, and perseverative behavior.”
“Thus, many patients have both deficits, but some have avolition
with a sparing of emotional expression or vice versa also see
Chapter 5.” “Schizotypal disorder is more complicated than
schizoid disorder because it h