<unk> is to amplify physical symptoms based on psychological factors such as anxiety or depression: "somatosensory<unk> refers to the tendency to experience somatic sensation as intense, noxious, and disturbing. What may be a minor 'twinge' or mild 'sorenes' to the stoic, is a severe, consuming pain to the amplifier."
Psychological state has been documented to effect the course of upper respiratory tract infection, post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome, and musculoskeletal pain.<unk> is not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association.
The Somatosensory<unk> Scale (SAS) has been validated to measure<unk>  The scale contains four items measured with a 5 item Likert scale:<unk> is related to alexithymia.<unk> may also contribute to multiple-drug intolerance (if the adverse effects that are reported are non-specific). It is unclear whether<unk> is related to observations that Type A personality trait may be associated with delayed recovery after organic illness.
Amplification 
Anise
Transactivation
Mixture
Splicing 
Reading
Splitting 
Deceleration