Explore Psychosomatic through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like neurotic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Psychosomatic meaning
- Pertaining to both the mind and the body.
- Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.
Synonyms of Psychosomatic
Using Psychosomatic
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to both the mind and the body. | Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.
- Useful related words include: neurotic, psychoneurotic.
- In the example corpus, psychosomatic often appears in combinations such as: psychosomatic medicine, psychosomatic symptoms, psychosomatic disorders.
Context around Psychosomatic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Psychosomatic
- In this selection, "psychosomatic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, call, american, drive, medicine, symptoms and disorders stand out and add context to how "psychosomatic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and other psychosomatic disorders among and behavior detachment psychosomatic disorders and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "psychosomatic" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with psychosomatic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This tracks with about how repressed trauma can drive psychosomatic illnesses. (11 words)
I did a specialty course in what we call psychosomatic medicine, consultation-liaison psychiatry. (14 words)
It is difficult to establish for certain whether an illness has a psychosomatic component. (14 words)
With his pessimistic view of the world and of the despair and alienation of modern man, Kafka characteristically saw his illness as psychosomatic – a conspiracy between his head and body to put an end to his internal anguish. (38 words)
For example, results from a survey given to 13- to 18-year-old students in Sweden showed that low social capital and low social trust are associated with higher rates of psychosomatic symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, and depression. (37 words)
New Era Dianetics uses an E-Meter and a rote procedure citation for running chains of related traumatic incidents. citation Dianetics clarifies the understanding of psychosomatic illness in terms of predisposition, precipitation, and prolongation. (34 words)
Example sentences (19)
Depression and other psychosomatic disorders among lecturers have also increased due to feelings of abandonment, oppression, and detachment.
In addition to all of this, Athandwa is also dealing with psychosomatic symptoms that she calls the Terrors.
I did a specialty course in what we call psychosomatic medicine, consultation-liaison psychiatry.
No, really; high levels of stress can be comparable to smoking, according to a in the Journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.
This tracks with about how repressed trauma can drive psychosomatic illnesses.
With his pessimistic view of the world and of the despair and alienation of modern man, Kafka characteristically saw his illness as psychosomatic – a conspiracy between his head and body to put an end to his internal anguish.
Alexander Mitscherlich founded a prominent applied psychoanalysis journal called Psyche and with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation established the first clinical psychosomatic medicine division at Heidelberg University.
For example, results from a survey given to 13- to 18-year-old students in Sweden showed that low social capital and low social trust are associated with higher rates of psychosomatic symptoms, musculoskeletal pain, and depression.
For Psychosomatic medicine is an interdisciplinary medical field exploring the relationships among social, psychological, and behavioral factors on bodily processes and quality of life in humans and animals.
He demonstrated that hysterical or psychosomatic symptoms could be cured by gaining a different understanding of subconscious information.
In the beginnings of the 20th century, there was a renewed interest in psychosomatic concepts.
It is difficult to establish for certain whether an illness has a psychosomatic component.
Long-term effects include increased aggression, clinging behavior, detachment, psychosomatic disorders, and an increased risk of depression as an adult. citation citation Attachment style can impact the relationships of people.
Mencken also ridiculed Einstein’s theory of relativity, saying "in the long run his curved space may be classed with the psychosomatic bumps of Gall and Spurzheim".
New Era Dianetics uses an E-Meter and a rote procedure citation for running chains of related traumatic incidents. citation Dianetics clarifies the understanding of psychosomatic illness in terms of predisposition, precipitation, and prolongation.
Perhaps the violence springs from a psychosomatic rejection of Welfare wigs, teeth and spectacles and Bond's luxury meals are simply saying "no" to toad-in-the-hole and tele-bickies.
This new body possesses functional legs, though the psychosomatic pain Xavier experienced after living so long as a paraplegic takes some time to subside.
Treatment Psychosomatic medicine is considered a subspecialty of the fields of psychiatry and neurology.
Under his new employer Eric Sweetscent is let in on certain State secrets: Molinari seems to have a psychosomatic condition that mirrors any illness or disease of anyone in his vicinity.
Common combinations with psychosomatic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: