interactionism

[in-ter-ak-shuh-niz-uh m] /ˌɪn tərˈæk ʃəˌnɪz əm/

noun, Philosophy

a theory that the mind and the body may each affect the other.

Origin

1900-05; interaction + -ism

Related forms

interactionist, noun, adjective

Examples from the web for interactionism

One of his favorite metaphors for interactionism concerns a car making a screeching noise.

British Dictionary definitions for interactionism

interactionism

/ˌɪntərˈækʃəˌnɪzəm/

noun

(philosophy) the dualistic doctrine that holds that mind and body have a causal effect upon one another, as when pricking one's finger (physical) causes pain (mental), or an embarrassing memory (mental) causes one to blush (physical) Compare parallelism (sense 3)