Notes on the Psychophysiological Disorders | Psychology
Psychophysiological disorder is also popularly known as psychosomatic disorder. The term psychosomatic was coined by Heinroth (1818). It was introduced with the study of the effect of emotion on the various body organs. However, the American Psychiatric Association prefers the term psychophysiological while referring to specific disorders and psychosomatics for the general approach to medicine in which physical, psychological and [...]