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Automatic processing refers to thinking that is nonconscious, unintentional, involuntary, and effortless.

Automatic system refers to the part of the mind outside of Consciousness that performs simple operations.

Deutsch: Automatisches Denken / Español: Pensamiento Automático / Português: Pensamento Automático / Français: Pensée Automatique / Italian: Pensiero Automatico

Automatic Thinking in the psychology context refers to the spontaneous, quick, and often subconscious thoughts that arise in response to various stimuli. These thoughts are typically habitual, effortless, and based on past experiences and learned patterns, influencing perceptions, emotions, and behaviors without conscious deliberation.

Automatic thoughts refer to unreasonable and unquestioned ideas that rule a person's life and lead to depression and anxiety.

Automatic Thoughts refer to notions or ideas that occur without effort or choice, which can be dysfunctional, and lead to emotional responses. Automatic thoughts provide data about core beliefs.

Automaticity refers to the the ability to recall information from long-term memory without using short-term memory capacity.

Automatisms refer to stereotyped hand movements or facial tics often seen during an absence seizure.

Automatization refers to the process by which a procedure changes from being highly conscious to being relatively automatic. Automatization is also termed Proceduralization.