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Deutsch: Somatisierung / Español: Somatización / Português: Somatização / Français: Somatisation / Italian: Somatizzazione
Somatization in the psychology context refers to the process whereby psychological distress is expressed through physical symptoms. This phenomenon occurs when emotional or mental stress manifests as physical ailments without a clear medical cause, often leading to significant distress and impairment.
Deutsch: Somatoform / Español: Somatoforme / Português: Somatoforme / Français: Somatoforme / Italiano: Somatoforme
Somatoform disorders marked by unpleasant or painful physical symptoms that have no apparent organic cause and that are often not physiologically possible, suggesting that psychological factors are involved.
In psychology, somatoform refers to a category of disorders characterized by physical symptoms that suggest a medical Condition but are not fully explained by a general medical condition, the direct effects of a substance, or another mental disorder. The term is associated with the expression of psychological distress through physical means.
Somatoform disorders refer to a variety of conditions in which a person's psychological conflicts become translated into physical problems or complaints.
Deutsch: Somatosensorisch / Español: Somatosensorial / Português: Somatossensorial / Français: Somatosensoriel / Italiano: Somatosensoriale
Somatosensory in the psychology context refers to the sensory system that processes input from the body about touch, pressure, temperature, pain, and proprioception (the sense of body position and movement). This system allows individuals to perceive and respond to changes in their environment and internal states.
Somnambulism refers to sleepwalking.
It is the purposeful moving, usually but not always including walking, while in a deep stage of sleep.