Fere phenomenon
- noun
- Specialized
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fenómeno Fere
- A sudden increase in the Fere phenomenon indicated heightened anxiety in the patient.
Examples
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Researchers measured the Fere phenomenon to assess subjects' stress responses during the experiment.
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The Fere phenomenon is often used as a physiological indicator of emotional arousal.
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The Fere phenomenon is often observed during stressful situations.
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Have you ever experienced the Fere phenomenon?
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Researchers measured the Fere phenomenon to assess subjects' stress responses during the experiment.
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A sudden increase in the Fere phenomenon indicated heightened anxiety in the patient.
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The Fere phenomenon is often used as a physiological indicator of emotional arousal.
Synonyms
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8.7
A change in the skin's small electric signals that show stress or anxiety
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6.2
Change in the skin's tiny electrical activity when you feel stress or strong emotion
A small change in the skin's electric signals when someone feels stress or strong emotion
A change in the skin's electric signals when a person feels stress or anxiety
A change in the skin's electrical signal when someone feels stress or strong emotion
A change in the skin's electrical activity when a person feels stress or strong emotion
Surface Forms
Morphology
Fere + phenomenon
This is an eponymic technical term: while 'phenomenon' signals an observable event, the element 'Fere' is a proper name or opaque label with no semantic contribution that a learner can use to infer the specific physiological meaning. Knowing the constituents therefore does not allow a B1 learner to derive the specialised sense, so the expression is opaque.
Etymology
Fere phenomenon is named after a French doctor, Charles Féré, who first noticed tiny electric changes on people's skin when they felt 'stress' or 'anxiety'. So today Fere phenomenon means those small electric changes on the skin that show someone is feeling stressed or anxious.