Definitions
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- noun An enhanced state of
sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Psychologically, it was called hypervigilance, a classic symptom of PTSD.
Heart of a Patriot Max Cleland 2009
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He examines how terrorism hypervigilance is threatening civil liberties, the economy, and lives.
Boing Boing 2007
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This constant outer preoccupation and hypervigilance is codependency making in that we are overly preoccupied with the moods of another person and under aware of our own moods.
Dr. Tian Dayton: Codependency Pt 2: An Incomplete Sense of Self 2009
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This constant outer preoccupation and hypervigilance is codependency making in that we are overly preoccupied with the moods of another person and under aware of our own moods.
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Finally a game that doesn’t give me motion sickness and where hypervigilance is an assett.
Cheeseburger Gothic » This way ladies, if you would care to follow me. 2010
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His hypervigilance is a sign that he is feeling anxious, and what he is anxious about is that the mother-child bond has little to do with him.
Why is it Always About You? Sandy Hotchkiss 2002
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His hypervigilance is a sign that he is feeling anxious, and what he is anxious about is that the mother-child bond has little to do with him.
Why is it Always About You? Sandy Hotchkiss 2002
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can cause "flashbacks" which revive terrifying memories, recurring nightmares, "hypervigilance" -- jumpiness and irritability, feelings of panic and fear, social isolation and depression.
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can cause "flashbacks" which revive terrifying memories, recurring nightmares, "hypervigilance" -- jumpiness and irritability, feelings of panic and fear, social isolation and depression.
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can cause "flashbacks" which revive terrifying memories, recurring nightmares, "hypervigilance" -- jumpiness and irritability, feelings of panic and fear, social isolation and depression.
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According to Cleveland Clinic psychologist Susan Albers, hypervigilance is a heightened state of awareness: “It’s your brain’s way of protecting you by scanning the environment for signs of danger.” While it is a normal human survival mechanism, for some individuals, it is as though the part of the brain designed to keep one safe — the amygdala — gets stuck in overdrive, making you feel like you’re always bracing for impact, even when you’re perfectly safe. The result is that “hypervigilance makes it hard for people to relax at all. They always feel awkward or worried that they’re doing or saying something wrong,” Albers says.
3 Ways to Temper Your Hypervigilance at Work Tanvi Gautam 2024
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