Oral Manifestations of Psychosomatic Disorders

There is more to good health than just a physically healthy body: a healthy person should also have a healthy mind. A person with a healthy mind should be able to think clearly, should be able to solve the various problems faced in life, should enjoy good relations with friends, colleagues at work and family, and should feel spiritually at ease and bring happiness to others in the community. It is these aspects of health that can be considered as mental health. Even though we talk about the mind and body as if they were separate, in reality they are like two sides of the same coin. They share a great deal with each other, but present a different face to the world around us. If one of the two is affected in any way, then the other will almost certainly also be affected. Just because we think about the mind and body separately, it does not mean that they are independent of each other. Just as the physical body can fall ill, so too can the mind. Disturbances of the body image are characteristics of psychosomatic disorders. The body image can be conceived as part of the self-concept that describes attitudes and representations of the body and its capacities.

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Dr. Asaf Aboobakker - Master of Dental Surgery in Oral Medicine and Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University.