au·to·plasticity \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+\noun orau·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