somatization
noun
so·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌsō-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
: conversion of a mental state (such as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms
also
: the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition
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It’s called somatization—the medical term for expressing stress as physical symptoms.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
One solution to this is to ensure that historical records of past ER visits are readily available whenever these cases show up, and to have senior staff confer with junior staff about how to manage patients with chronic somatization by sending them to a primary care provider.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Symptoms of racial trauma People affected by racial trauma might take on some of the physical symptoms of stress, which is called somatization, Heard said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
One solution to this is to ensure that historical records of past ER visits are readily available whenever these cases show up, and to have senior staff confer with junior staff about how to manage patients with chronic somatization by sending them to a primary care provider.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Symptoms of racial trauma People affected by racial trauma might take on some of the physical symptoms of stress, which is called somatization, Heard said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
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somatization
noun
so·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌsō-mət-ə-ˈzā-shən
variants
or chiefly British somatisation
: conversion of a mental state (as depression or anxiety) into physical symptoms
also
: the existence of physical bodily complaints in the absence of a known medical condition
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