This experiment was undertaken to find out whether, and how, particular sensory modalities are connected with particular psychosomatic illnesses. Patients with four diseases, asthma, atopic dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and hypertension, were stimulated in three ways: by stroking the forehead with cotton wool; by holding the arm horizontal for one minute; and by the odor from a mixture of jasmine and skatole. Skin sensitivity, proprioception, and smell were thus stimulated. After each stimulation the subject was asked to draw a picture. Inquiry was then made about the picture and its connection to the stimulus. The responses to inquiry were rated on a six-point affectivity scale and classified