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 of interactionism
First recorded in 1900–05;
interaction +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM interactionism
in·ter·ac·tion·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby interactionism
British Dictionary definitions for interactionist
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 (def. 3)