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hyperarousal /hy·per·arou·sal/ (-ah-rou´z'l) a state of increased psychological and physiological tension marked by such effects as reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, exaggeration of startle responses, insomnia, fatigue, and accentuation of personality traits. Hyperarousal A state or condition of muscular and emotional tension produced by hormones released during the fight-or-flight reaction. Mentioned in: Anxiety How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Indicators: extreme anxiety; persistent re-experiencing of traumatic events;avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma; numbness; hyperarousal, insomnia, jumpiness and heightened startle response; nightmares The resultant state of sexual hyperarousal led at the behavioral level to her investment in erotic pursuits and fantasies, a means of enlivenment that served simultaneously as a replacement for the nurture of which she was deprived (a defense against actual intimacy), and more importantly, as a connection to parents who had substituted this dissociated sexuality for true intimacy. 6) Primary insomnia has no known pathogenesis, but evidence suggests a state of hyperarousal. |
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