somatization
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Somatization is the generation of somatic symptoms due to psychological distress, often coinciding with a tendency to seek medical help for them. The term somatization was introduced by Wilhelm Stekel in 1924.
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- C86911
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- 身体化
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Somatization is the generation of somatic symptoms due to psychological distress, often coinciding with a tendency to seek medical help for them. The term somatization was introduced by Wilhelm Stekel in 1924.
Somatization is a worldwide phenomenon, with chronic cases being classified as somatic symptom disorder.
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