覚かく醒せい亢こう進しん

noun

hyperarousal

Psychiatric term for a state of heightened physiological and psychological tension, often seen in PTSD. Also referred to as 過覚醒.

See also: 過覚醒

• PTSDの患かん者じゃは覚かく醒せい亢こう進しんの症しょう状じょうを示しめすことが多おおい。

  Patients with PTSD often show symptoms of hyperarousal.