- somatization
- noun Date: 1925 conversion of a mental state (as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms; also the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Somatization — is currently defined as a tendency to experience and communicate somatic distress in response to psychosocial stress and to seek medical help for it . [cite journal |author=Lipowski ZJ |title=Somatization: the concept and its clinical application … Wikipedia
somatization — (n.) 1925, from Gk. somat , comb. form of soma body, + IZATION (Cf. ization) … Etymology dictionary
Somatization — The process by which psychologic distress is expressed as physical symptoms. Somatization is an unconscious process. In somatization, mental experiences or states are converted to bodily symptoms. A tension headache is an example: tension is… … Medical dictionary
Somatization — See Hysteria Psychosomatic Somatization (1924 and after) … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
somatization disorder — n a somatoform disorder characterized by multiple and recurring physical complaints for which the patient has sought medical treatment over several years without any organic or physiological basis for the symptoms being found * * * a psychiatric… … Medical dictionary
Somatization disorder — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1645 ICD10 = ICD10|F|45|0|f|40 ICD9 = ICD9|300.81 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000955 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 3015 MeshID = D013001Somatization disorder (also Briquet s disorder… … Wikipedia
somatization — noun The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety … Wiktionary
somatization — n. process of psychological anxiety being expressed through physiological symptoms … English contemporary dictionary
somatization — or somatisation ˌsəʊmətʌɪ zeɪʃ(ə)n noun Psychiatry the manifestation of psychological distress by the presentation of bodily symptoms … English new terms dictionary
somatization — so·ma·ti·za·tion … English syllables
