Definition of Impulsions

1. Noun. (plural of impulsion) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impulsions

1. impulsion [n] - See also: impulsion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impulsions

impulse buy
impulse buying
impulse buys
impulse control disorders
impulse explosive
impulse function
impulse functions
impulse purchase
impulse purchases
impulse turbine
impulsed
impulses
impulsing
impulsion
impulsions (current term)
impulsive
impulsive behaviour
impulsive speech
impulsively
impulsiveness
impulsivenesses
impulsivities
impulsivity
impulsor
impulsors
impulvium
impunctate
impunctual
impunctualities

Literary usage of Impulsions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Semi-insane and the Semi-responsible: (Demifous Et Demiresponsables) by Joseph Grasset (1907)
"Those impulsions which lead to repetitions of actions may be considered as ... The following enumeration of Regis is more complete: I. impulsions to tics, ..."

2. The Individual Delinquent: A Text-book of Diagnosis and Prognosis for All by William Healy (1915)
"... and impulsions. § 245. Masturbation. § 246. Early Sex Experiences. § 247. Sex Perversions. § 248. Psychoses Accompanied by Abnormal Sexualism. § 242. ..."

3. The Psychic Treatment of Nervous Disorders: (The Psychoneuroses and Their by Paul Dubois (1908)
"... Physical Measures—Case of Neurasthenia of a Melancholic Nature — Cure and Relapses — Case of Disequilibrium — Suppression of all Maniacal impulsions by ..."

4. Clinical Psychiatry; a Text-book for Students and Physicians by Emil Kraepelin, Allen Ross Diefendorf (1907)
"The compulsive symptoms may be grouped under three heads : the tormenting ideas (manies mentales), the phobias, and the impulsions. Tormenting Ideas. ..."

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