Definition of volitional

The volitional word comes from the term latin volo, which means "I want." Le Trésor de la Langue Française computerized (TLFi) mentions that volitional is what is concerning acts and phenomena of the will. The will, for its part, is the ability to decide and to order his own conduct. However, this term is related to free will and self-determination.
Volitional conduct reflects the concretion of the thoughts of a person through his actions. Thus, it represents the free choice to follow or refuse a penchant, under a decision involving the intelligence.
Some philosophers argue that the will is composed of wanting to (appetite) and because of wish (volition). What is volitional must have a goal, that is aware and which is the subject of the knowledge of the individual.
It is necessary to distinguish between volition (the Act of will, which is the object of knowledge), the trend (natural appetite determined by organic and instinctive; it requires a rational goal) and inclination (it has a specific purpose, but is not the subject of knowledge).
In the will the appetite and volition are involved, since the voluntary act is deliberative (we know what remains to be done). In other words: there is a motivation that is generated in the thought and who submits to a deliberation; knowing it, the individual analysis possibilities and the Act in question.
Volitional acts involve an external resistor (the needs are not addressed immediately; it is for this reason that desire/want exists). The volitional is any act considered to overcome resistance and achieve what we want.