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Somatoform Disorders - Glossary


Glossary

Somatic: Pertaining to the body

Psychologic: Relating to mind or emotions

Somatoform: Relating to symptoms that are not organic in origin but to psychological factors

Psychosomatic: Pertaining to the interrelations of mind and body; having bodily symptoms of psychic, emotional, or mental origin

Autonomic: Relating to the autonomic nervous system (involuntary)

Psychotherapy: Treating mental illness by psychological methods

Cognitive behavioral therapy: A form of psychotherapy that seeks to modify behavior by manipulating the environment to change the patient's response.
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