Somatic

Somatic

The term somatic (from the Greek σωματικός) means 'of the body' - relating to the body. In medicine, somatic illness is bodily, not mental, illness.

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Famous quotes containing the word somatic:

    “Parents must not only have certain ways of guiding by prohibition and permission; they must also be able to represent to the child a deep, an almost somatic conviction that there is a meaning to what they are doing. Ultimately, children become neurotic not from frustrations, but from the lack or loss of societal meaning in these frustrations.”
    —Erik H. Erikson (20th century)