autosuggestion

[aw-toh-suh g-jes-chuh n, -suh-] /ˌɔ toʊ səgˈdʒɛs tʃən, -sə-/
noun, Psychology
1.
suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.
Origin
1885-90; auto-1 + suggestion
Related forms
autosuggestible, adjective
autosuggestibility, noun
autosuggestionist, noun
autosuggestive, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for autosuggestion

autosuggestion

/ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒɛstʃən/
noun
1.
a process of suggestion in which the person unconsciously supplies or consciously attempts to supply the means of influencing his own behaviour or beliefs
Derived Forms
autosuggestive, adjective
Word Origin and History for autosuggestion
n.

also auto-suggestion, 1879, a hybrid from auto- + suggestion. The idea, and probably the model for the word, originally from French.

autosuggestion in Medicine

autosuggestion au·to·sug·ges·tion (ô'tō-səg-jěs'chən)
n.

  1. The dwelling upon an idea, thought, or concept, thereby inducing some change in the mental or bodily functions.

  2. The process by which a person induces self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or plan of action.

au'to·sug·gest' v.
au'to·sug·gest'i·bil'i·ty (-ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
au'to·sug·gest'i·ble adj.
au'to·sug·ges'tive (-tĭv) adj.