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Somatosensory amplification (SSA) is a tendency to perceive normal somatic and visceral sensations as being relatively intense, disturbing and noxious.
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
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.
- Mutsuhiro Nakao, Arthur Joseph Barsky
- 10.1186/1751-0759-1-17
- 2007
- Biopsychosoc Med. 2007; 1: 17.
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 10, 2014 · We propose that somatosensory amplification involves abnormal interactions among large-scale neural systems mediating visceral-somatic perception, emotional processing/awareness, and cognitive control. Frontolimbic, subcortical, and brainstem structures are particularly linked to the neurocircuitry of abnormal symptom amplification.
Jul 10, 2016 · 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).
May 19, 2021 · A revised version of the Somatosensory Amplification Scale was developed, encompassing 5 core MSS systems: vision, hearing, smell, tactile, and internal bodily sensations: the 12-item Multisensory Amplification Scale (MSAS).
