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   impulsive

   /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. acting or done without forethought: "they'd married as impulsive teenagers" Similar impetuousspontaneoushastypassionateemotionaluninhibitedunrepressedabandonedrashrecklessfoolhardymadcapdevil-may-caredaredevilhot-headedwilddaringadventurousimpromptusnapspontaneousunpremeditatedspur-of-the-momentextemporaneousimpetuousprecipitatehastyheadlongrashrecklessincautiousimprudentinjudicioussuddenquickill-consideredill-thought-outunplannedthoughtlessunthinkingOpposite cautiouspremeditated
   • 2. acting as an impulse: "the approaching waves contain an impulsive component"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to impel’): from French impulsif, -ive or late Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls- ‘driven onwards’ (see impulse). impulsive (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impulsiveness noun
   • 2. impulsivity noun

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   What does Impulsivo mean?

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   What is an impulsive decision?

   • An impulsive decision is a decision made very quickly, with little time given to consider the possible outcomes. It is generally a decision made "in the heat of the moment" without stopping to think about the potential consequences. After a TBI, you may struggle with being impulsive.

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   What is the difference between impulsive and automatic?

   • impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response.

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   Is a man an impulsive child?

   • It was a passionate, impulsive decision when they moved in together in 2005, but stressful, too, she said. The unconscious is impulsive, emotional, sensitive, and unpredictable. Technology makes it too easy to say things that are impulsive or unkind. A man is just that -- a man, not an impulsive child.

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   • spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive, automatic, mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will.

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