1. Set of elements binding to the body, that is, related to its physique or the ways in which it can be affected.
Etymology: By the Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós), which ‘belongs to the body’, rooted in the forms σῶμα (soma), σῶματος (somatos), referring to the ‘body’, and the suffix ‒́ic, on the Greek -ικός (-ikos), according to the adjective.
Grammatical category: Adjective.
in syllables: so-má-ti-co.
Somatic
The term somatic is an adjective of a qualifying type that is used to designate those ailments or sensations that are merely physical and that are expressed clearly and visibly in some part of the organism. The idea of somatic comes from the concept of soma, which represents the total set of cells or parts that make up a living body or organism. Thus, when something is somatic it is something that is directly related to the body or organism.
The notion of somatic is used to mark or designate those bodily or organic expressions that appear evidently or not. Somatic marks are understood as one of the ways that the body has to show the mood or emotional state when the individual does not express their feelings and sensations rationally. This means that when a person is stressed, anguished, worried, happy or tired, among other sensations, they may not show it consciously, but the body takes care of making it clear through those somatic or bodily marks.
The somatic marks obviously depend on each person and the common ailments that they present. However, in general, the somatic is always present more frequently at the level of, for example, the skin, muscle or spine pain (from its incorrect position), hair loss, fatigue or stress, listlessness, mouth sores or pain, etc. All these somatic marks can appear immediately or after an extended time that the person is suffering or grieving.
In some cases, the somatic marks can become chronic and that is when the person can tend to recognize them: they know that if they get little blisters on their skin or if their hair falls out a lot, it is for a certain emotional or psychological reason that they cannot deal with properly. conscious way.
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