hypervigilance

Example Sentences

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I learned that hypervigilance can be the difference between life and death.

From Slate

Though different from experiencing war as a child, I know the symptoms all too well: the extreme anxiety, hypervigilance – being constantly on guard against threats - flashbacks, nightmares, and depression.

From BBC

Hypervigilance is the name of the game when you have a reactive dog.

From Salon

He liked that better, but the hypervigilance of a prison environment wore on him.

From Slate

As I wrote in Strongmen, every authoritarian state seeks to create states of hypervigilance and fear among the public, so that people will self-censor, and comply with whatever the leader asks them to do.

From Salon