la·tah (lä t )n. A nervous disorder characterized by an exaggerated physical response to being startled or to unexpected suggestion. |
Latah
A culture specific reaction to sudden stress described in Southeast Asia. Latah involves startle-induced disorganization, hypersuggestibility, automatisms, command obedience, uncontrollable motor and verbal responses—e.g., echolalia, echopraxia, coprolalia—and dissociative and trancelike behaviour
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