Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The involuntary imitation of movements made by others, seen in certain psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.
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- noun The
involuntary repetition orimitation of theobserved movements of another.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Some people (with Tourette's), as a tic, have this thing called echopraxia, where they repeat, compulsively, a gesture others make," King says.
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Tics motor dapat sederhana (misalnya: mata berkedip-kedip tak terkontrol, mengejapkan mata berkali-kali, sering mengangkat-angkat bahu) atau kompleks (misalnya: meniru gerakan orang lain atau echopraxia).
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Several trials may be needed to assess (1) whether the patient understood the request and (2) the severity of the echopraxia.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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If the patient keeps his arms elevated or if the patient again elevates his arms when the examiner next raises his, the echopraxia is severe.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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These abnormalities are termed stimulus-bound behavior; they include echopraxia and Gegenhalten 969.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Kinesthetic praxis can be tested simultaneously with echopraxia.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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If the patient copies these hand positions with his left hand regardless of what he does with his right hand, he has echopraxia.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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If the patient touches his own nose, he has manifested echopraxia.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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To verify that this latter error is the product of echopraxia, and not left-right disorientation (a dominant parietal dysfunction) (229), the patient is also tested for right-left orientation.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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If the patient elevates his hands, he has echopraxia.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
she commented on the word echopraxia
n., the meaningless imitation of the movements of others (From echo and the Greek word for 'action')
July 9, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word echopraxia
Fancy word for a species of copycat, no? Cf. echolalia.
June 14, 2011