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[Development of neuroses].
Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Innere Medizin Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|December 15, 1975
Summary
Internal medicine neuroses manifest with physical symptoms, where psychic reactions regulate bodily actions. When instinctual vegetative responses are autonomous, thinking-regulated motor actions can become disturbed, potentially leading to disease.
Area of Science:
- Internal Medicine
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Neuroses in internal medicine often present with significant physical symptoms.
- Psychic reactions play a crucial role in regulating motor and vegetative functions during environmental interactions.
- Understanding the interplay between psychic state and physiological responses is key in internal medicine.
Observation:
- Vegetative emotional reactions occur autonomously, governed by instinctual behavior.
- Motor emotional reactions are often suppressed.
- Voluntary motor actions, regulated by cognitive processes, can substitute for suppressed emotional motor responses.
Findings:
- Disturbances in the coordination between psychic and motor functions can escalate to a pathological state.
- Organic predispositions, environmental insults, and behavioral programming errors contribute to these disturbances.
- Secondary psychic deficits can arise, particularly exacerbated by existing disease conditions.
Implications:
- Highlights the complex relationship between psychological factors and physical health in internal medicine.
- Suggests potential targets for therapeutic interventions focusing on the regulation of motor and vegetative systems.
- Emphasizes the need for a holistic approach considering organic, environmental, and developmental factors in psychosomatic disorders.