Hyperarousal

Quick meaning: Hyperarousal is a noun meaning A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.

Meaning

A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.

Example Sentences

A feeling of restlessness and an urge to move in your arms, legs or torso is a state of hyperarousal and can keep you from a good night’s sleep, she said.

Hyperarousal after a traumatic experience is normal. It occurs when a person's brain believes that person is at risk again because it misreads an external signal or trigger.

Word Forms

• hyperarousals

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypoarousal, hyperanxiety, hyperpathia, hyperexplexia, hypersensibility, hyperadrenalization.

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