학술논문
When the Body Speaks.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
*ATTITUDES toward illness
*PSYCHOSOMATIC disorders
*THERAPEUTICS
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ISSN
0033-3107
Abstract
The article discusses psychosomatic disorders. Topics covered include the manifestations of psychosomatic illness such as pain, paralysis and seizure, the link between psychosomatic disorders and emotional distress or unhappiness, and the difficulty of diagnosing psychosomatic disorders. Also mentioned are the role of neurology in identifying psychosomatic disorders, and the ability to somatize emotions with laughter being mentioned as an example.