aboulias
n. C2 Proficiency abou·lias
n. a medical condition where a person cannot make decisions or take action. It is often caused by damage to the brain.
n. a neurological condition characterized by the inability to initiate or perform purposeful actions, typically resulting from frontal lobe damage.
The patient suffered from aboulias after the accident.
Doctors observed that the patient had aboulias, making it impossible for him to follow simple instructions or make basic choices.
In clinical neuroscience, aboulias is distinguished from other forms of paralysis by the patient's awareness of their inability to act, despite having no physical motor deficits.