Perversion of volition or will in which one impulse is checked and replaced by another. ... Origin: para-+ G. Boule, will ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(par″ә-bu´le-ә) perversion of the will, as when an individual intends to perform a particular action but halts and substitutes either an opposite action or an unrelated alternative. It is often seen in schizophrenics.
Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-bū′lē-ă Definitions: 1. Perversion of volition or will in which one impulse is checked and replaced by another.
paraboulia, parabulia Perversion of volition or will in which one impulse is checked and replaced by another.