arousability
Capacity for stimulation
Arousability is the capacity to become aroused—whether sexually, emotionally, or physiologically.
In psychology and sleep research, it describes how easily someone transitions from sleep to wakefulness.
In sexual contexts, it refers to how readily a person responds to erotic stimuli: The study measured participants' arousability through physiological responses.
Tendency to chemically combine
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- excitabilityProneness to strong reactions
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- responsivenessReadiness to react
stimuli · threshold · vigilance · alertness · activation · startle · orienting · attentiveness
Innate erotic drive
- desireIntense wanting
- excitationStimulation of response
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- stimulationEvoking a response
sensitivity · eroticism · passion · sensuality · receptivity · turn-on · foreplay · intimacy
State of being conscious
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- REMAcronym for dreaming phase
consciousness · drowsiness · circadian · restlessness · awakening · threshold · sensitivity · hyperarousal
Self-regulating without awareness
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
- corticalOf an outer layer
EEG · fight-or-flight · sweating · biofeedback · homeostasis · activation · baseline · parasympathetic
reactivity
Tendency to chemically combine
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- excitabilityProneness to strong reactions
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
responsiveness · stimuli · threshold · vigilance · alertness · activation · startle · orienting · attentiveness · irritability
libido
Innate erotic drive
- desireIntense wanting
- excitationStimulation of response
- responsivenessReadiness to react
stimulation · sensitivity · eroticism · passion · sensuality · receptivity · turn-on · foreplay · intimacy · attraction
wakefulness
State of being conscious
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- disturbanceDisruption of order
REM · consciousness · drowsiness · circadian · restlessness · awakening · threshold · sensitivity · hyperarousal · somnolence
autonomic
Self-regulating without awareness
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- galvanicShockingly stimulating or exciting
cortical · EEG · fight-or-flight · sweating · biofeedback · homeostasis · activation · baseline · parasympathetic · neurotransmitter
arousabilityunresponsiveness
Lack of reaction
lethargy · torpor · insensitivity · numbness · apathy
arousabilityinhibition
Mental check on behavior
suppression · dormancy · quiescence · sedation · anhedonia