The manifestation of emotional distress as somatic ( i.e., bodily) symptoms
(paraphrased from Reber) A disorder characterised by a history of recurrent and multiple physical symptoms for which there are no apparent physical causes.
The process by which psychological needs are supposedly expressed in physical symptoms that do not have a detectable or known organic basis. Alternatively, it refers to the tendency to be overly sensitive to and complain of relatively mild physical problems and complaints.
expression of emotional and psychosocial discomfort through physical symptoms or body language.
occurrence of physical symptoms without any bodily disease or injury being present
Somatization is to feel physical symptoms, most commonly painful, with no known aetiology.