hyperarousal

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Meaning

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

Similar words

hypoarousal hyperanxiety hyperpathia sensory hypersensitivity hyperexplexia alarm fatigue hypersensibility anxiety disorder hyperadrenalization hypersthenia

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and symptoms in of is or that state states

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