{"id":27708,"date":"2020-07-10T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T08:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=27708"},"modified":"2023-09-22T08:08:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:08:43","slug":"impulse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/impulse\/","title":{"rendered":"Impulse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A desire or propensity to act in a certain way, typically in order to ease tension or gain pleasure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A psychic striving; usually refers to an instinctual urge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An electrical charge transmitted through certain tissue that results in the stimulation or inhibition of physiological activity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A spontaneous tendency to act upon a stimulus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A message transmitted by a nerve.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sudden feeling of wanting to act in a specific way.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sudden urge to do something.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The act of driving onward with sudden force.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An unexpected, instinctive drive or movement. 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