volitions
Acts of choosing
Volitions are acts of will—conscious decisions to do something.
The term appears in philosophical and psychological contexts discussing free will and agency: Our volitions may be less free than we imagine.
In everyday use, the singular appears in the phrase of one's own volition, meaning by one's own choice without external pressure.
Faculty of deliberate choice
- agencyPower to act
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- determinismDoctrine of causal necessity
autonomy · choice · self-determination · deliberation · consciousness · desire · motivation · purposiveness
Process of choosing actions
- impulseSudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
- driveOperate a vehicle
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
goal-setting · self-control · willpower · executive function · cognitive processes · desire · wanting · craving
Cease resistance, yield
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- submissionYielding to another's will
- divine willGod's sovereign intention
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
prayer · dedication · aspiration · offering · vow · commitment · resolve · mindfulness
Of or concerning wills
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- intentPlanned purpose
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- competenceAdequate ability to function
declaration · expression · wishes · directives · mental capacity · informed consent · contractual · binding
will
Faculty of deliberate choice
determinism · autonomy · choice · self-determination · deliberation · consciousness · desire · motivation · purposiveness · libertarianism
decision-making
Process of choosing actions
motivation · goal-setting · self-control · willpower · executive function · cognitive processes · desire · wanting · craving · resolve
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- submissionYielding to another's will
- divine willGod's sovereign intention
karma · prayer · dedication · aspiration · offering · vow · commitment · resolve · mindfulness · letting go
testamentary
Of or concerning wills
competence · declaration · expression · wishes · directives · mental capacity · informed consent · contractual · binding · agreement
volitionscoercions
Forceful persuasion tactics
compulsions · constraints · duress · impositions · force
volitionsreflexes
Automatic physical responses
involuntary actions · instincts · automatisms · involuntary movements · compulsions
volitionsinertia
Resistance to altered motion
passivity · apathy · paralysis · indecision · hesitations