Recitation syndrome - Onshosho

Japanese: 音誦症 - おんしょうしょう
Recitation syndrome - Onshosho

…Even adults can talk to themselves unintentionally when they have something to think about. Pathological examples include monologue in schizophrenia, where the individual mutters to himself, recites the same phrases or sentences over and over again (recitationism), talks as if having a conversation even when no one is around, or shouts as if giving a speech. Some children with mental retardation or autism also tend to talk to themselves in a similar way, and it can also be seen in geriatric mental disorders. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "recitation syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…成人でも考えごとがあるときなど,思わず,ひとりごとがでてしまう。病的なものとしては精神分裂病のさいの独語があり,ひとりでぶつぶつといっているもの,常同的に同じ語句,文章をつぎつぎと唱えるもの(音誦症),だれもいないのに会話しているようにしゃべったり,演説でもしているように叫んでいるもの,などがある。精神遅滞児や自閉症児の一部にも同じように独語が著しいものがあるほか,老人性精神障害にもみられる。…

※「音誦症」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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