Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

Still, thanks, Susan--also for the feedback (yes, I did see "negative" showing up a few times)--and happy to help.

Enjoy your evening

Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 20, 2019:

Question closed without grading I finally sent a query to the authors, who said they wanted 'negative bodily sensation." I hate to close without grading, especially after all the help offered, but neither of the answers posted really match the authors' concept, and Björn, despite his extensive research, didn't post an answer. Thanks everybody!

Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 20, 2019:

thanks, Björn You're a helpful researcher!

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

PS The issue I have with hypervigilance at the beginning of the list is that something needs to happen first before you get hypervigilant. Maybe I'm missing something, but the sequence just looks odd to me. As for your mosquito bite, not sure.

Does this help too:
"Der Begriff Sensibilitätsstörungen beschreibt Störungen in der Wahrnehmung von Reizen wie Berührung, Temperatur oder Schmerzen. Sensibilitätsstörungen werden oftmals auch als Missempfindungen bezeichnet...Typische Sensibilitätsstörungen sind Kribbeln, Brennen und Jucken. Manchmal treten auch sogenannte Wärme- oder Kältemissempfindungen auf. Dabei haben die Betroffenen das Gefühl, dass eine bestimmte Körperstelle ungewöhnlich warm oder kalt ist – bei Berührung fühlt sich diese Körperstelle jedoch normal an. Aber auch ein gesteigertes Schmerzempfinden gehört zu den Sensibilitätsstörungen."
https://www.beobachter.ch/gesundheit/symptom/sensibilitatsst...

Also known as: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensibilitätsstörung
English:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh?term=Somatosensory Disorde...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatosensory_disorder

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

What... ...I came across several times is "benign" (so you turn it around):
"misinterpretations of benign bodily sensations"; it's a bit hard to post links for this, but it can be googled, with or without "misinterpretations of."

Also, Margraf and Ehlers seems to be available online:
"The most frequently reported sequence of events in panic attacks was the perception of an unpleasant body sensation (e.g., sweaty palms, dsypnoea, or palpitations), followed by anxious catastrophising cognitions and the full blown picture of a panic attack (Hibbert, 1984)."
http://www.kli.psy.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/klipsy/public/margraf ...

From the same doc:
"Ottaviani & Beck (1987) reported that a misattribution of a physical sensation triggered panic in all their patients."

I don't think "abnormal" is needed in English, as it's implied, but above and below are some options.

Best wishes

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

I'll answer with a reference:
"Schon bei einer geringen Dosierung stiegen der Blutdruck und die Körpertemperatur abrupt und stark an. Der Rausch ähnele anfangs dem von Alkohol, später treten halluzinogen ähnliche Bilder auf. Abnormale Körperempfindungen wie Kribbeln am Körper und Taubheitsgefühle auf der Haut und den Gliedmaßen gehörten zu den weiteren Symptomen nach dem PMA Konsum."
https://www.waz.de/staedte/sprockhoevel/polizei-warnt-vor-le...

You took the drug, so it's not like you aren't responsible for what happens now. Still, the Missempfindung or abnormale Körperempfindung means this isn't how your body normally functions or "expresses itself." Strictly speaking, there is a physical trigger, since you used a drug, but the sensation is not related to anything you usually feel.

While this example is a step further, why not say "unusual":
"Of those reporting feelings of leaving their bodies, 58 percent were under the influence of ketamine at the time. Ketamine use also displayed a close association with other unusual bodily sensations."
https://www.wired.com/2011/02/ketamine-drug-hallucinations

Mostly used for OBEs, though.

Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 20, 2019:

let's take itching OK, Björn, if I feel an itching sensation, it could either because I have a mosquito bite or because I am hypervigilant and think I have a terrible case of shingles. Would BOTH of these be considered a Missempfindung, or only the second? If the latter, then the English translation should somehow reflect that; otherwise it would just be Empfindung, no?

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

Hold on, please Trying to find the example I saw yesterday. Maybe I can explain it:

If your stomach is hurting, you may just be hungry. A hypochondriac may misinterpret this quite normal feeling to mean that he has some kind of illness, so he will eat less, doing the exact opposite of what is required.

Missempfindung typically means that here:
"Anormale Körperempfindungen z.B. Kribbeln Sie bezeichnet eine unangenehme, manchmal schmerzhafte Körperempfindung mit Kribbeln, Taubheit, Einschlafen der Glieder, Kälte- und Wärmewahrnehmungsstörungen, die nicht durch adäquate Reize ausgelöst wird."
https://www.karteikarte.com/card/2629785/anormale-koerperemp...

That's the same as "bodily sensations," according to this:
"Some examples of bodily sensation: Itches, tickles, nausea, headaches,
burning sensation, orgasm, warmth, butterflies in your stomach."
https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/appli...

As you said, you don't need any "Miss-".

Best wishes

Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 20, 2019:

@Björn Yes, I understand the psychological analysis. My only problem is with the German word!

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

And here's an explanation:
"Initially, a panic attack is usually activated by a stressful situation, such as leaving home, marital/ couple conflict, surgery, new responsibilities, or physical illness. These sensations of physical arousal (heavy breathing, sweating, dizziness, pounding heart, and so on) may be misinterpreted as signals of catastrophic danger — for example, a person may focus on the increase in heart rate and jump to the conclusion that he or she is about to have a heart attack. As a result, the person may develop 'hypervigilance' (that is, an excessive focus on physical sensations), which can result in increased arousal (increased physical sensations and worry). This arousal triggers further catastrophic misinterpretations, which we call 'false alarms' because they signal that danger is imminent when it really is not. A full-blown panic attack can result from such arousal and misinterpretations."
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11667428_The_catast...

Do you see the difference? Hypervigilance doesn't come first. Again (not the first time I've seen this), someone tried to pack too much into one sentence bit.

Bes

Björn Vrooman Mar 20, 2019:

Susan The problem is that your source isn't very well-written, IMO. I looked up Clark and all the things related to his catastrophic misinterpretation model. Here's a definition:
"In the catastrophic misinterpretation model of panic Clark [Behav. Res. Ther. 24(1986)1461] proposes that panic attacks result from the misinterpretation of autonomic arousal stimuli as precursors to a physical or psychological emergency."
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11667428_The_catast...

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Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 20, 2019:

Missempfindung - psychosomatic or not necessarily? Looking at the various suggestions, I think the question boils down to whether Missempfindung implies a bodily sensation or physical discomfort that is PSYCHOSOMATIC. Duden does not indicate that, FWIW. If I sprain my ankle, I definitely feel discomfort, but it is purely physical. Would that be considered "Missempfindung"?

Björn Vrooman Mar 19, 2019:

PS Paresthesia isn't off the mark: http://www.gesundheits-lexikon.com/Gehirn-Nerven-Psyche/Miss...
https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Missempfindung

If you want to keep it simple, I think the following is good, so you could dispense with the preposition:
"'Body hypervigilance' (checking the body/bodily functions)"
https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/stat-consult/hypochondr...

See also: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5989635_An_examinat...
https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/an-examination-of-the-f...

Or:
"Health anxiety is a disabling condition characterised by excessive fears of having or developing serious illnesses, misinterpretation of bodily symptoms and body hypervigilance, and maladaptive behaviours including body checking and excessive reassurance-seeking,"
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82477134.pdf

I need to add that I disagree with Phil; simply adding misinterpreted in both of your examples sounds awkward (to me).

Best

Björn Vrooman Mar 19, 2019:

@Susan Does this chart help:
https://healthskills.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/youre-just-bei...

Also:
"However, Clinical Health Anxiety refers to excessive health-related fears based on one's misperception of harmless physiological changes and sensations as indicative of a serious medical condition."
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/local/got-anxiety-understa...

And, yes, bodily sensations is being used all over the place: https://www.healthcentral.com/article/monitoring-the-effecti...

I think you could add some words:
"This orientation believes that health anxiety develops due to one's consistent misinterpretations of innocuous bodily sensations as being the result of a serious illness."
(see 1st link)

Why don't you use this Croatian question: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-croatian/psychology/12...

No joke, see first line. Or:
"This creates a vicious cycle of continuous worry, checking and hypervigilance to bodily sensations or feelings of illness."
https://thinkcbt.com/health-anxiety-cbt

This one can be quite literal.

Best

Susan Welsh (asker) Mar 19, 2019:

@Johanna - somatosensory amplification The same table has another row:
Somatoforme Störungen[tab]
somatosensorische Verstärkung[tab]
erhöhte körperfokussierte Aufmerksamkeit → Registrieren einer körperlichen Empfindung → katastrophisierende Interpretation («Es könnte eine ernsthafte Erkrankung dahinterstecken!») → Verstärkung der Körperempfindung

I have translated "somatosensorische Verstärkung" as "somatosensory amplification," so I think the idea must be a little different with regard to my question about the term with regard to panic disorder.

Susanne Schiewe Mar 19, 2019:

Physical discomfort is used here, e.g. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/51e4/2fbda4ade7c6ddcbcee317...

Yoana Ivanova Mar 19, 2019:

Could it be somatization? It's a psychological disorder, where you experience psychological distress as somatic aka bodily symptoms, which causes you to seek medical help for them.