Echothanatologia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Repetition of words centred of death and dying, associated with neurodivergent experiences of grief and loss. uncountable

    "expression of the loss and understanding was also reported in terms of perseveration and echothanatologia insofar as neurodivergent individuals observed repeating thoughts, words, and actions as a mode of developing an understanding of and communicating thoughts and feelings about loss."

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"expression of the loss and understanding was also reported in terms of perseveration and echothanatologia insofar as neurodivergent individuals observed repeating thoughts, words, and actions as a mode of developing an understanding of and communicating thoughts and feelings about loss."

Etymology

From echo- + thanato- + -logia.

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