psychosomatic
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psychosomatic
Describes physical illnesses or complaints whose causes or intensification can be traced back to emotional or psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, or conflicts.
Kopfschmerzen und Magenprobleme können psychosomatische Ursachen haben.
Headaches and stomach problems can have psychosomatic causes.
The word is composed of the Greek words “Psyche” (the soul) and “Soma” (the body). So it literally describes something that concerns both the mind and the body.
Der Arzt vermutet, dass die Beschwerden psychosomatisch sind.
The doctor suspects that the complaints are psychosomatic.
This adjective is often combined with certain nouns. Typical collocations are “psychosomatische Beschwerden” (psychosomatic complaints), “psychosomatische Symptome” (psychosomatic symptoms), or “psychosomatische Erkrankung” (psychosomatic illness).
Stress kann zu verschiedenen psychosomatischen Beschwerden führen.
Stress can lead to various psychosomatic complaints.
“Psychosomatisch” (psychosomatic) is a technical term from medicine and psychology. However, it is also used in general, educated everyday language when talking about health.
In der Klinik gibt es eine Abteilung für psychosomatische Medizin.
The clinic has a department for psychosomatic medicine.
psychological
Psychisch describes an emotional or mental state. Psychosomatisch is more specific and is used when psychological factors cause or intensify physical symptoms. An anxiety disorder can therefore be psychisch, while physical pain influenced by that anxiety can be psychosomatisch.
Wegen des dauernden Stresses leidet sie unter psychosomatischen Magenschmerzen.
Because of the constant stress, she is suffering from psychosomatic stomach pain.
Wegen des dauernden Stresses fühlt sie sich psychisch stark belastet.
Because of the constant stress, she feels under a great deal of psychological strain.
