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Somatosensory amplification (SSA) is a tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious.
Jul 10, 2016 · Abstract. The questionnaire study aimed to evaluate the relative contribution of body awareness, subjective symptoms, and anxiety to the construct of somatosensory amplification in both healthy controls ( n = 475) and patients visiting their general practitioner ( n = 236).
- Ferenc Köteles, Bettina K Doering
- 2016
The paper reviews and summarizes the history and the development of somatosensory amplification, a construct that plays a substantial role in symptom reports.
- Ferenc Köteles, Michael Witthöft
- 2017
Bailey, R., & Wells, A. (2013). Does metacognition make a unique contribution to health anxiety when controlling for neuroticism, illness cognition, and somatosensory amplification?
Jul 1, 2017 · Regarding somatosensory amplification, from a novel perspective (Köteles & Witthöft, 2017) it primarily refers to the automatic emotional response to an internal or external...
Nov 8, 2017 · In this study, we developed the SSCS, which enables us to measure somatosensory catastrophizing empirically. We then clarified the relationship between somatosensory amplification, somatosensory catastrophizing, and physical symptoms.
Oct 9, 2007 · Somatosensory amplification refers to the tendency to experience a somatic sensation as intense, noxious, and disturbing. It may have a role in a variety of medical conditions characterized by somatic symptoms that are disproportionate to demonstrable organ pathology.
