Hyper presentation?

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Hello good people!Could anyone of you explain to me what it means, when a person is characterized by "hyper presentation"? Is it about their looks or their behaviour? Does it mean that their behaviour is larger than life?Best regards!T.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Anonymoushyper presentation

What is the context? Do you mean something like this?

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

No no, it is not about such a presentation <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>. It is about a person. There is something about them that makes them look/behave (I have no idea, no further info) that is not normal/ordinary/traditional etc. I have no idea what it means exactly, it is just that the person is described that way and it is a sign of the person's emotional problems or instability.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousI have no idea what it means exactly

I don't either. I've heard of a person being described as 'hyper' (abnormally nervous, anxious, active, talkative), but I've never heard the phrase 'hyper presentation'.

CJ

Clive · Answer

Doctors talk about how a patient 'presents'. when they are eg writing notes about their diagnosis.
So, are you thinking of a medical context? Where did you find this phrase?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you guys for trying to hep me!

Well, it is tough, because it is from a a private analysis of a person that I can't disclose and yet I have to explain it to somebody else. The description is very short, so there is not much I can infer from it. As much as I can tell is that it may be a sign of the person's instability/emotional problems, because it is a basis on which some officers build an assumption that the person needs counselling/help/psychological help.

Unfortunately, it seems it is not a common expression.
I've found such instances under these links, although I am not sure if it would mean the same as what it means "in my context":
http://community.qvc.com/forums/other-interests/topic/207091/viewlast/geez-lisa-poofed.aspx

http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/08/lara-spencer-oscars/

http://www.msofficeforums.com/office/2804-best-training-resource-excel.html

Looking at those it seems to me that it is either about the way sb looks or talks. Mr Excel from the last link seems to be talking only, unless he was doing it different in his old videos. Not sure, really. What do you guys think?

Regards!

Anonymous · Answer

I meant "help" of course, sorry for the typo.

I found another link (assuming that the intended meaning is the same).

http://community.qvc.com/forums/kitchen-and-food-talk/topic/367467/the-neelys.aspx

Clive · Answer

Did you read CJ's explanation of the word 'hyper', in his past post.?
Does that fit your context?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Well, that is the problem - there is not much context - there are only other symptoms mentioned. CJ's suggested meaning of hyper could match the context...or not. :/ I do not believe we can be sure in this case. Can I dare ask something of both or either of you? The phrase under those links - do you believe that they are more likely to mean appearance (eg. choice of clothes that are an example of a dominance of form over purpose) or behaviour/way of speaking (too much, too artificial, too expressive/emphatic etc)? These are the meanings I think I got from the linked texts, but I am not sure...

Thanks for the current discussion, much appreciated

T.

C Bryan King · Answer

I think, in examining the context via your link, that "hyper" is being used as a slang shorthand for hyperactive.

"Hyperactivity is a physical state in which a person is abnormally active. The colloquial term hyper is used to describe someone who is in a hyperactive state."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperactivity

Anonymous · Answer

Hello C Bryan King, thank you for your contribution

That would certainly suit the context, I can imagine the person talking too much and too fast and hence be seen as unstable. It could have some connection with nervousness, as explained by CJ

I guess it could relate to the previous links that I supplied as well, bar one, with the presenter.
What do you think/what do you guys think?

Regards!

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