distinguishing these symptoms from other purely medical symptoms, as they reflect the complex relationship between the mind and the body and reveal the central role of psychological factors in the occurrence or exacerbation of physical complaints. The most notable of these characteristics is that they are often chronic or recurrent, with patients typically suffering from recurrent bouts of pain or functional disorders that occur when faced with life or emotional stressors. They are also characterized by an unstable and changeable character; Their severity may increase during periods of stress or anxiety and decrease when the patient is relaxed or receiving psychological support, reflecting his or her immediate sensitivity to emotional changes. Another feature is that the results of traditional medical examinations often do not reveal abnormalities or do not fully explain the severity of the symptoms described by the patient, which poses the task of doctors to distinguish them from purely organic disorders. Moreover, psychosomatic symptoms often manifest themselves in a multisystem manner: patients may experience simultaneous complaints from the digestive, cardiovascular, nervous or skin systems, reflecting the body’s complex response to psychological stress. Another important characteristic is their association with certain personality types, such as a tendency to be emotionally suppressed, difficulty expressing feelings, or a tendency to be constantly anxious. This makes these symptoms part of a person’s coping style with stress. They also have cultural and social aspects, as the way symptoms manifest and their intensity vary depending on the cultural environment and the social support available. Patients suffering from these symptoms tend to often turn to doctors in search of an organic explanation and may refuse to acknowledge the psychological aspect due to the stigma associated with mental illness. Thus, the characteristics of psychosomatic symptoms include:
1) Degree of chronicity
2) Variability
3) Multiplicity, variability, multisystem 4
) Complexity of a complete organic explanation and close connection with psychological and personality states, which makes psychosomatic disorders a clear indicator of the deep relationship between physical and mental health.