Somatic Configuration: A Model for an Integrated Approach to the Understanding of Disease

A diachronic and synchronic interpretation of man and his relationship with the environment, with the contribution of the neurosciences and genetics, have made it possible to gain a better understanding of how organic, psychological, and environmental factors interact and contribute to the genesis of disease, whether mental or physical. The concepts of somatic configuration and interactional synchrony on which our model is based offer a unified approach to the relationship between man and his environment in which motor and relational capacities are aspects of a single process-one that aims to establish the best equilibrium with the environment in every moment depending on the individual's condition.