Will-less person

Japanese: 意志欠如者 - いしけつじょしゃ
Will-less person

...This is a state of lack of willpower and stamina, which makes the individual susceptible to external influences and changes his or her intentions and goals quickly. This state is most typically seen in the willless and frivolous as abnormal personalities. The "Willenlose" is one of K. Schneider's types of psychopathic personality, and is a person who is unable to resist any influences with his or her own will, as described as "wechselwarme Milieumenschen" (Bleuler).

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "persons lacking will" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは意志発動と持続力が不足している状態であり,そのために外部からの影響を受けやすく,意図や目的がすぐに変わる。このような状態は異常人格としての意志欠如者や軽佻者においてもっとも典型的にみられる。〈意志欠如者Willenlose〉はK.シュナイダーの精神病質人格の類型の一つであり,〈変温動物のような環境人間wechselwarme Milieumenschen〉(ブロイラー)といわれるように,あらゆる影響に対し自分の意志をもって抵抗することができない性格の人である。…

※「意志欠如者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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