1847, "pertaining to the relation between mind and body," from Greek psykhe- "mind" (see psyche) + somatikos, from soma (genitive somatos) "body" (see somato-). Applied from 1938 to physical disorders with psychological causes. Etymologically it could as easily apply to emotional disorders with physical causes, but it is rarely used as such.
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1. Doctors refused to treat her, claiming that her problems were all psychosomatic.
医生拒绝对她进行治疗,声称她的问题完全是心理作用引起的。
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2. The psychosomatic implications were unflattering.
这种身心上的牵连,实在并不讨人喜欢.
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3. The aforesaid series of studies shows that psoriasis is a psychosomatic disease.
这一系列研究表明银屑病是典型的心身疾病.
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4. Girls often develop performance anxiety and psychosomatic symptoms such as stomachaches.
女孩通常表现得焦虑并出现如胃痛那样的身心失调症状.
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5. Personality dimensions could predict individuals'psychosomatic symptoms in some degree.