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excitement
excitement In historical psychology, excitement means a heightened state of consciousness, especially in feeling and striving or impulse.
In historical psychology, excitement means a heightened state of consciousness, especially in feeling and striving or impulse. It is the psychological counterpart of physiological excitation, referring to conscious processes being called into activity, and it can vary in intensity apart from whether the feeling is pleasant or unpleasant.