Kalmar "autogenics" tana nufin wani tsari na kansa ko tsarin sarrafa kansa, musamman dangane da ayyukan jiki ko tunani na jiki. Horon autoogenic fasaha ne na shakatawa wanda ya haɗa da mayar da hankali kan abubuwan jin daɗi a cikin jiki don haɓaka shakatawa da rage damuwa. A cikin ilmin halitta, sarrafa autogenic yana nufin tsarin sarrafa kansa a cikin kwayoyin halitta, yayin da a cikin magani, autogenic therapy yana nufin wani nau'in ilimin halin dan Adam wanda ke mayar da hankali ga tsarin kai da kuma sanin kai.