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Definition of Hypervigilance
1. Noun. An enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypervigilance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypervigilance
Literary usage of Hypervigilance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"hypervigilance, or panic, occurs when there is not enough time to think what best
to do. 5. Vigilance results from realizing that there is time to think ..."
2. Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life by Norman B. Anderson, Rodolfo A. Bulatao, Barney Cohen (2004)
"When these structures are disinhibited, a number of processes associated with
threat response are unleashed, including hypervigilance and fear, ..."
3. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"... irritability, and hypervigilance. Examinations and tests confirmed these
reported effects. Other symptoms observed included loquacity, mydriasis, ..."
4. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"In humans the progressive increases in irritability, restlessness, hypervigilance,
paranoid and suspicious behavior associated with prolonged high-dose ..."
5. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"People with PTSD experience persistent symptoms of increased arousal such as
insomnia, irritability, hypervigilance, and exaggerated startle response. ..."
6. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner (2001)
"... common symptoms are anger, hypervigilance to danger, sexual dysfunction and
a diminished capacity to enjoy life.22 According to one study, ..."
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