名詞 automatism:

1. any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

au.tom.a.tism

n.（名詞）

The state or quality of being automatic.
自動性：自動的狀態(tài)或性質(zhì)
Automatic mechanical action.
自動行為：自動化的、機(jī)械化的行為
Philosophy The theory that the body is a machine whose functions are accompanied but not controlled by consciousness.
【哲學(xué)】 機(jī)械行為論：一種把人體比做機(jī)器，認(rèn)為其功能由意識伴隨但不是由意識控制的理論
Physiology
【生理學(xué)】
The involuntary functioning of an organ or other body structure that is not under conscious control, such as the beating of the heart or the dilation of the pupil of the eye.
自動作用：身體器官或其它結(jié)構(gòu)不受意識控制的，自動的功能，如心跳或瞳孔放大
The reflexive action of a body part.
自動反應(yīng)：身體部位的反應(yīng)性行為
Psychology
【心理學(xué)】
Suspension of consciousness in order to express subconscious ideas and feelings.
自動主義：暫時抑制有意識的思想活動，以表達(dá)下意識的思想和感覺
Mechanical, seemingly aimless behavior characteristic of various mental disorders.
自動癥：由各種神經(jīng)疾病引起的機(jī)械的，毫無目的的行為特征

來源：
From Latin automaton [automaton] * see automaton
源自 拉丁語 automaton [自動裝置，自動機(jī)械] *參見 automaton

【引伸】
autom.atist
n.（名詞）