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{{Short description|Inability to initiate and persist in goal-directed activities}} {{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[abulia]], a lack of will.}} {{for|syndrome related to blunted emotion and drives and executive function|Amotivational syndrome}} '''Avolition''' or '''amotivation''', as a symptom of various forms of [[psychopathology]], is the decrease in the ability to initiate and persist in self-directed purposeful activities.<ref>{{cite book|author=American Psychiatric Association|url=https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/88|title=Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders|publisher=American Psychiatric Association|year=2013|isbn=978-0-89042-554-1|edition=fifth|location=Arlington, VA|page=[https://archive.org/details/diagnosticstatis0005unse/page/818 818]|doi=10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596|hdl=2027.42/138395|author-link=American Psychiatric Association}}</ref><ref name="Lee">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee JS, Jung S, Park IH, Kim JJ |title=Neural Basis of Anhedonia and Amotivation in Patients with Schizophrenia: The Role of Reward System |journal=Curr Neuropharmacol |volume=13 |issue=6 |pages=750β9 |date=2015 |pmid=26630955 |pmc=4759314 |doi=10.2174/1570159x13666150612230333 |url=}}</ref> Such activities that appear to be neglected usually include routine activities, including hobbies, going to work or school, and most notably, engaging in social activities. A person experiencing avolition may stay at home for long periods of time, rather than seeking out work or peer relations. It is a [[disorders of diminished motivation|disorder of diminished motivation]].
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