AUTOPLASTICITY

| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ noun

or au·to·plas·ty ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌplastē

( -es )

Etymology: aut- + plasticity or -plasty

: the capacity or tendency for intrapsychic molding of the mechanism for dealing with the external world — contrasted with alloplasticity