This research report aims to present some of the relations between somatizations and family history. It proposes to investigate somatization by analyzing significant events in the family. Semi-structured interviews with ten families were conducted in the context of a qualitative investigation approach. Content analysis was realized of the reports that were subjectively associated to the context of a number of diseases. It was observed that the disease encompasses one of the expressions of family violence. The repetition of conflicting and violent behaviors between generations, and the affective instability, demonstrate the daily routine of these families, and they provoke affective wear. The somatizations arise as a representation of the invasion of another person´s life, as the difficulty of expressing feelings, and as the unawareness of affective demands. The present study intends to contribute to more effective actions coming from the psychologist in the primary prevention of family health.
family history; significant events; somatization; violence; conflicts