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somatization|səʊmətaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. Gr. σῶµα, σώµατ- body, soma2 + -ization.]
The occurrence of bodily symptoms in consequence of or as an expression of mental disorder. Hence ˈsomatizing a., pertaining to or exhibiting such symptoms.
1925J. S. van Teslaar tr. Stekel's Peculiarities of Behav. II. 341 Somatization, conversion of emotional states into physical symptoms. 1943E. & C. Paul tr. Stekel's Interpretation of Dreams I. iii. 25 Cases where the disorder—through somatization—secures bodily expression. 1954Grinker & Robbins Psychosomatic Case Bk. v. 74 In the narrower sense of the word, psychosomatic disturbances are differentiated from those neuroses in which somatization occurs through innervation of the voluntary nervous system. 1966McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. XII. 501/1 What characterizes the psychosomatic reaction in contrast to the other somatizing patterns is that there is an involvement of specific organs under the control of the autonomic nervous system. 1970Psychol. Rep. XXVII. 756 One aspect of the stress and somatic reaction problem that has not received attention is the relationship between physiological reactions under laboratory-stress conditions and the tendency for individuals to develop somatic complaints under life stresses, as indicated by a personality characteristic of ‘somatization’. 1978African Jrnl. Med. VII. 209/2 Somatisation of psychological disorder..is common in the Nigerian population. 1980I. G. & B. R. Sarason Abnormal Psychol. (ed. 3) viii. 202/1 The complaints of somatizing patients often lead to unnecessary surgery. |