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Highly Sensitive PersonsHighly sensitive persons is a term used to describe people who process sensory data exceptionally deeply and thoroughly due to a biological difference in their nervous system. This term was first coined by Dr. Elaine N. Aron, who subsequently wrote several books about the subject. Her site has more information about these books, as well as general information on the classification. The research on sensory-processing sensitivity builds on Eysenck's views on introversion and arousal and Gray's work on the inhibition system. This research shows that about 15-20% of humans and higher animals have a nervous system that is more sensitive to subtleties. This means that regular sensory information is processed and analyzed to a greater extent, which contributes to creativity, intuition, sensing implications and attention to detail, but which may also cause quicker overstimulation and overarousal. Related ideas: This temperament may also be connected with continuously high cortisol levels, which may cause hypervigilance and susceptibility to trauma. Also, being highly sensitive may amplify or create psychological issues if overarousal is not managed well. Giftedness may also be linked with high sensory-processing sensitivity. (Dr. Elaine Aron, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, August 1997 Vol. 73, No. 2, 345-368 and "The Highly Sensitive Person", ISBN: 0-553-06218-2) External links
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