Somatization is a psychological phenomenon in which physical symptoms of illness replace and replace mental symptoms or anxiety. Usually occurs with psychological disorders and anxiety conditions, including depressive disorder. Often psychological manifestations accompany endocrine and autoimmune diseases.
The following forms of somatization are distinguished:
* Somatization of hyperpathy
Characterized by the presence of pronounced autonomic disorders in response to offensive or unwanted surrounding world or people. People who experience somatization of hyperpathy tend to constantly worry, often justifying aggression or alienation, which prevents them from building close relationships or working in a team. With this form of somatization disorders, complaints of poor health occur in the event of anticipation of trouble or anxiety.
People try to hide the manifestations of their disorders by resorting to the use of various tricks to appear healthy. Self-isolation in this case is almost always perceived as a way out of the situation, but it is rarely achieved. In situations where people tend to take alcohol or drugs, they begin to abuse them, so narcotic drugs, emergency medications and even antidepressants help cope with negative experiences. * Dysmorphophobia
The concept combines obsessions about undesirable appearance. A person has a feeling of his bodily