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hyperwahrnehmend

English translation: hyperperceptive

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German term or phrase:hyperwahrnehmend
English translation:hyperperceptive
Entered by: Steffen Walter

08:34 Aug 7, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
German term or phrase: hyperwahrnehmend
"Schizophreniekranke sind hyperwahrnehmend und deshalb optisch weniger leicht zu täuschen als gesunde Menschen".
Magdalena Kowalska
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:30
hypersensitive / hyperperceptive / (suffering from) 'sensory flooding'
Explanation:
'Hypersensitive' seems to be the most common term.

See, for example,

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/schizophrenia-sensory-stimul...
'There are several unique symptoms that occur in psychosis and schizophrenia. People with these psychological problems often report being hypersensitive to sounds and scenes.'
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6hypersensitive / hyperperceptive / (suffering from) 'sensory flooding'
Steffen Walter
4 +4hypervigilant
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hypervigilant


Explanation:

....would be suitable:

"Hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity ... a high responsiveness to stimuli, and a constant scanning of the environment for threats..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervigilance


Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh: I think both this and Steffen's are good; they are virtually synonyms.
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Susan!!
agree  Jacek Konopka
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Jacek!!
agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
22 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Ramey!!
agree  Inter-Tra: http://www.psychforums.com/schizophrenia/topic45715.html
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Many thanks, fbbest!!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
hypersensitive / hyperperceptive / (suffering from) 'sensory flooding'


Explanation:
'Hypersensitive' seems to be the most common term.

See, for example,

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/schizophrenia-sensory-stimul...
'There are several unique symptoms that occur in psychosis and schizophrenia. People with these psychological problems often report being hypersensitive to sounds and scenes.'

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Schulz: "hyper-perceptive" wäre mein Favorit (hypersensitive ist zwar häufiger, aber würde auf Deutsch vermutlich "hypersensibel" oder "hypersensitiv" heißen)
1 hr
  -> Ja, richtig.
agree  Jacek Konopka: Hyper-perceptive, indeed.
3 hrs
agree  Nora Morrison: Hyper-perceptive
4 hrs
agree  Matthew McConnell, DMA
6 hrs
agree  philgoddard
8 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
22 hrs
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