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Impulsion

a psychic disturbance that is expressed in actions and inclinations characterized by sudden, unmotivated, irresistible, impetuous impulses. Impulsion is characteristic of the mentally ill and those suffering from psychopathy. It may be expressed in chaotic, destructive actions (destruction or damage of objects) or absurd or aggressive acts (comic foolishness, abusive shouts, declamation, infliction of bodily harm, suicide). Impulsive inclinations are also manifested in bouts of vagrancy, excessive drinking, and irresistible urges to commit arson and theft, in which it is impossible to discern malicious intent or mercenary motives.

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No references found			It is acted upon by three independent forces: the resistance of the air, the attraction of the earth, and the force of impulsion with which it is endowed. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context At length I was clear of my dangerous neighbour, and just as I gave the last impulsion, my hands came across a light cord that was trailing overboard across the stern bulwarks. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context He had discovered, besides, since his departure from Chateaubriand, that nothing would be impossible for Furet under the impulsion of M. Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			Impulse impulse approximation impulse excitation impulse face impulse function impulse generator impulse modulation impulse movement impulse noise impulse pallet impulse period impulse relay impulse response impulse sealing impulse separator impulse signaling impulse solenoid impulse strength impulse tachometer impulse train impulse transmission impulse turbine impulse voltage impulse welding impulse-type telemeter Impulsion impulsive impulsive force impulsive phase impulsive sound impulsive sound equation impulsive stimulated thermal scattering ImPulsTanz: Vienna International Dance Festival impunctate impure impurity impurity band impurity level impurity scattering impurity semiconductor Imputation, Theory of IMR Imre Madach Imre Madách Imre Revesz Imre Révész Imre Sallai Imre Steindl Imre Szabo Imre Szabó Imre Thokoly			Impulse Time-Domain Antenna Measurement System Impulse Tracker Impulse train impulse transmission impulse turbine impulse turbine impulse voltage Impulse Wave Pattern Impulse Wave Patterns impulse welding Impulse-Based Ultra Wideband impulse-buy impulse-conducting system Impulse-control disorder Impulse-control disorder not elsewhere classified Impulse-Radio Ultra-Wideband impulse-type telemeter impulses impulses impulses impulses Impulses of pain Impulses of pain Impulses of pain Impulses of temperature Impulses of temperature Impulses of temperature Impulses Per Minute Impulses per Second impulsio Impulsion impulsions impulsions impulsions impulsions impulsive impulsive impulsive impulsive Impulsive (song) Impulsive (song) Impulsive (song) Impulsive (song) impulsive behavior Impulsive Ergodic Collision Theory impulsive force Impulsive Momentum Transfer impulsive obsession impulsive phase impulsive sound impulsive sound equation impulsive stimulated thermal scattering impulsively impulsively impulsively impulsively impulsiveness impulsiveness impulsiveness impulsiveness impulsivity

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