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somatosensory amplification: a standalone construct

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somatosensoryamplification1 CONSTRUCTSomatosensoryBARSKY · CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Clinical psychology

a tendency to experience bodily sensations as intense, noxious and disturbing, linked to health anxiety and somatic symptom reporting.

In clinical psychology, somatosensory amplification refers to a tendency to experience bodily sensations as intense, noxious and disturbing, linked to health anxiety and somatic symptom reporting. This meaning comes from Barsky (1990) in Journal of Psychiatric Research.[1]

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References

  1. Barsky, A. J., Wyshak, G., & Klerman, G. L. (1990). The Somatosensory Amplification Scale and its relationship to hypochondriasis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 24(4), 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3956(90)90004-a

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