enaction

noun2

1. •
   The process of enacting something.

   • a wide spectrum of tics and compulsive movements […] which were enactions of sudden urges. — 1973
2. •
   The interpretation of consciousness or understanding as a process of meaningfully engaging and interacting with the world in a hierarchy of actions that produce reactions.

   • An appreciation of the power of enaction in our understandings of the mind will throw into relief the question of motivations and goals. — 2005