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somaticism

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﹒A tendency to express psychological distress through physical symptoms.

﹒The quality or state of being somatic; an emphasis on the physical body.

Examples

﹒The patient's persistent somaticism manifested as a series of unexplained physical aches that defied standard medical diagnosis.

﹒In his psychological study, the author explores how deep-seated anxiety can transform into somaticism, causing real physiological distress.

﹒The therapist suggested that her chronic fatigue was a form of somaticism, reflecting the emotional burdens she had been suppressing for years.

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