hypervigilance

English

Etymology

From 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.

Translations

an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity

• Czech: přecitlivělost f
• Russian: сверхбдительность (ru) (sverxbditelʹnostʹ)