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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1: an inclination (as an [[instinct]], a drive, a [[wish]], or a craving) to [[act]] [[purposefully]]
*1: an inclination (as an [[instinct]], a drive, a [[wish]], or a craving) to [[act]] [[purposefully]]
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Conation''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Conation '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Conation''' is a term that stems from the [[Latin]] ''conatus'', meaning any natural tendency, [[impulse]], striving, or directed [[effort]]. It is one of three parts of the [[mind]], along with the affective and cognitive. In short, the [[cognitive]] part of the [[brain]] measures [[intelligence]], the affective deals with [[emotions]] and the ''conative'' drives how one [[acts]] on those [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]].
'''Conation''' is a term that stems from the [[Latin]] ''conatus'', meaning any natural tendency, [[impulse]], striving, or directed [[effort]]. It is one of three parts of the [[mind]], along with the affective and cognitive. In short, the [[cognitive]] part of the [[brain]] measures [[intelligence]], the affective deals with [[emotions]] and the ''conative'' drives how one [[acts]] on those [[thoughts]] and [[feelings]].