hypervigilance

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ vigilance

Noun

hypervigilance (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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