What Is Somaticize
Verb (Used with Object), So·mat·i·cized, So·mat·i·ciz·ing. Psychiatry. to Convert (Anxiety) into Physical Symptoms. What Is an Example of Somatization?...
verb (used with object), so·mat·i·cized, so·mat·i·ciz·ing. Psychiatry. to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
What is an example of somatization?
Throwing up from anxiety, having a headache due to stress, or feeling physically weak after trauma are all examples of somatization. But these instances are typically situational and temporary. Somatization becomes a clinical issue when it causes prolonged and severe distress.
What does somatization mean?
Somatization is the word we use for the physical (or body) expression of stress and emotions through the mind-body connection. We all somatise. In fact, up to 12% of doctors’ visits are for somatic symptoms. Somatic symptoms are very real.