echothanatopraxia
nounEtymology From echo- + thanato- + praxis.
1
Repetition of the actions which caused a specific death.
- there is tentative evidence from the synthesis to suggest that a hope for reunification coupled with echothanatologia may extend into action/praxis to echothanatopraxia (i.e. echoing the action which caused death) in order to hasten reunification.2024, Mair et al., Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, page 44:
- Related terms
- echolalia, echothanatologia, echopraxia, thanatopraxis