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In my selected topic for my final paper, I thought it would be beneficial to further explain more of what psychosomatic medicine entails and how it affects a person. Further, I want to branch out of the history in the current article and provide more history of psychosomatic medicine, as well as touching on healthy environments and behaviours. I think it would be interesting to look into psychosomatic medicine and environments and how they interact. I find psychosomatic medicine an interesting topic as I always felt that the mind affecting the body was quite a miraculous idea, and I wanted to further study it.

Some sources I have gathered based on my topic thus far include: - Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, 6th ed. by Howard S. Friedman and Miriam W. Schustack -https://www.clpsychiatry.org (the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine) - Psychosomatic Medicine, edited by Kurt D. Ackerman and Andrea F. Dimartini - Psychosomatic Medicine: An Introduction to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, edited by James J. Amos and Robert G. Robinson -https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/professional-interests/consultation-liaison-psychiatry

Contribution:

Psychosomatic medicine is a subfield of psychiatry which is also known as consultation-liaison psychiatry. Psychosomatic medicine is commonly used to treat patients with behavioural conditions, as well as comorbid psychiatric conditions and general mental health medical conditions

A psychosomatic disorder is a disease or condition which involves both the mind and the body [Ibid]. Many diseases are psychosomatic, with a mental aspect being present in many physical diseases. Terms of coping and reacting to these physical ailments, as example, which varies from person to person. Anxiety

Not only does psychosomatic medicine focus on physical diseases that are thought to be caused, or worsened, by mental factors. Psychosomatic medicine also focuses on diseases of the mind, often exhibited through physical symptoms. Anxiety is an increasingly common mental health condition across North America,preventing the "absence of overt pathology" and can occur at any age. Anxiety can occur from common everyday occurrences such as getting out of bed in the morning, or from things such as public speaking or taking part in group activities. Psychosomatic symptoms, which is defined as "physical symptoms of anxiety that have no medical basis", can have a lasting and often exhausting impact on a person and their everyday life. In a medical setting, it is not uncommon for patients to claim to be suffering from anxiety, further being assessed psychiatrically Upon submitting a patient for consultation, a psychiatrist must differentiate between multiple causalities of the anxiety, including: "anxiety related to a primary anxiety disorder (such as a panic disorder), anxiety as a symptom of a medical disorder, situational anxiety in response to the stress of medical illness and hospitalization, and anxiety arising from current stressors triggering symptoms of a pre-existing psychiatric disorder" Treatment for different forms of anxiety differ greatly and require a variety of approaches when treating them Through its wide variety of forms, anxiety tends to often be under-diagnosed and mistreated in a medical setting. Common psychosomatic symptoms of a range of anxiety disorders include unexplainable stomach problems, through constant nausea and the inability to eat, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue Psychosomatic symptoms, which is defined as "physical symptoms of anxiety that have no medical basis", can have a lasting and often exhausting impact on a person and their everyday life. Anxiety, however, can also cause or worsen pre-existing physical conditions and diseases

Treatment Appropriate treaments are sought after a physician determines how the mental and physical medical disorders affect one another. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, also known as CBT, is a common treatment for psychosomatic disorders This form of therapy aids in educating patients on how to cope with and further interpret issues they face, as they gain more knowledge on their condition or disease