hypervigilance
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hypervigilance (uncountable)
- An enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.
- 2012, Winston C.V. Parris, Contemporary Issues in Chronic Pain Management, page 138:
- Studies that support the hypervigilance theory have largely used electrical stimulation or focal pressure to elicit the judgement of pain threshold.
Translations[edit]
an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity
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