psychosomatic illness

  • 1psychosomatic illness — Influenced by psycho dynamic thinking, the term psychosomatic became widespread from the 1930s onwards, initially indicating a general approach to illness emphasizing a mind/body interaction. The concept usually denotes certain bodily illness,… …

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  • 2Psychosomatic illness — The mind influences the body to create or exacerbate illness. * * * see under disorder …

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  • 3Psychosomatic medicine — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Psychosomatic illness ICD10 = F40 F48 ICD9 = 300 316 Psychosomatic medicine is an interdisciplinary medical field studying psychosomatic illness, now more commonly referred to as psychophysiologic illness or… …

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  • 4psychosomatic — psy|cho|so|mat|ic [ˌsaıkəusəˈmætık US kəsə ] adj medical [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: psych ( PSYCH ) + somatikos (from soma body )] 1.) a psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by a physical problem psychosomatic… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5psychosomatic — Pertaining to the influence of the mind or higher functions of the brain ( e.g., emotions, fears, desires) upon the functions of the body, especially in relation to bodily disorders or disease. See psychophysiologic. SYN: psychophysical (2).… …

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  • 6psychosomatic — psy|cho|so|mat|ic [ ,saıkusə mætık ] adjective 1. ) a psychosomatic illness is caused by a problem in your mind 2. ) connected with the relationship between your mind and physical illness …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7psychosomatic — adjective 1 a psychosomatic illness is caused by fear or anxiety rather than by any physical problem 2 concerned with the relationship between the mind and physical illness psychosomatically / kli/ adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8psychosomatic — UK [ˌsaɪkəʊsəʊˈmætɪk] / US [ˌsaɪkʊsəˈmætɪk] adjective 1) a psychosomatic illness is caused by a problem in your mind 2) connected with the relationship between your mind and physical illness …

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  • 9psychosomatic — [[t]sa͟ɪkoʊsoʊmæ̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ If someone has a psychosomatic illness, their symptoms are caused by worry or unhappiness rather than by a physical problem. Doctors refused to treat her, claiming that her problems were all psychosomatic …

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  • 10psychosomatic — [ˌsaɪkəʊsəʊˈmætɪk] adj a psychosomatic illness is caused by a problem in your mind …

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