Abulia vs. Apathy — What's the Difference?

In neurology, abulia, or aboulia (from Ancient Greek: βουλή, meaning "will"), refers to a lack of will or initiative and can be seen as a disorder of diminished motivation (DDM). Abulia falls in the middle of the spectrum of diminished motivation, with apathy being less extreme and akinetic mutism being more extreme than abulia.

Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern about something. It is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, or passion.

Loss or impairment of the ability to make decisions or act independently.

Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.

(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.

An abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution.

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

A loss of will power

Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; - applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.

An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally