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Somatization

Somatization

(609 words)
December 11, 2025

Somatization is the expression of psychological problems through physical symptoms. When an individual cannot directly articulate emotional distress, this distress manifests as various physical complaints. These symptoms do not arise voluntarily; they are not consciously fabricated or imitation. Therefore, somatization must not be confused with simulation or feigned disorders such as. It is typically long and negatively impacts the individual’s daily functioning. Generated by artificial intellig

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Asiye Tan

Asiye Tan

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

(1073 words)
June 29, 2026

Illness Anxiety Disorder is a condition in which an individual experiences uncontrollable beliefs and intense anxiety that they have or will develop a serious illness, resulting from the misinterpretation of physical symptoms. This concept was first defined by Salkovskis and Warwick and consists of two core constructs: illness belief and illness phobia. 【1】Illness belief refers to a strong conviction that one currently has an illness, while illness phobia involves fear of contracting an illness

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Nida Üstün

Nida Üstün

Somatization

Somatization

(610 words)
July 14, 2026

Somaticization is the expression of psychological problems through physical symptoms. When an individual cannot directly articulate emotional distress, this distress manifests as various physical complaints. These symptoms do not arise voluntarily, nor are they consciously fabricated or mimicked. Therefore, somaticization must not be confused with conditions such as simulation or factitious disorder. It is typically long-lasting and negatively affects the individual’s daily functional abilities.

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Asiye Tan

Asiye Tan