過か覚かく醒せい

noun

hyperarousal

Psychiatric term for a heightened state of alertness, often a symptom of PTSD. Characterized by exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, and sleep disturbances.

• PTSDの患かん者じゃは過か覚かく醒せい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.

• 過か覚かく醒せい状じょう態たいでは、小ちいさな物もの音おとにも過か剰じょうに反はん応のうしてしまう。

  In a hyperarousal state, one overreacts even to small noises.