A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is

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"Somatization" refers to the tendency to express emotional distress through physical symptoms and seek medical attention for those symptoms. "Somatoform" refers to a mental disorder in which a person experiences physical symptoms with no underlying medical cause. "Dissociative" refers to a mental disorder in which a person experiences a disconnection from reality or their own identity. "Dissociation" refers to a coping mechanism in which a person mentally separates themselves from their surroundings or experiences.

A Tendency to Communicate Distress Through Physical Symptoms and to Pursue