autoplasticity

noun

au·​to·​plasticity

variants or autoplasty

ˈ⸗⸗ + ˌplastē

plural -es

: the capacity or tendency for intrapsychic molding of the mechanism for dealing with the external world

—contrasted with alloplasticity

Word History

Etymology

aut- + plasticity or -plasty

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