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Preferred term
overexcitabilities
Definition
- The concept of psychic overexcitabilities (OEs) emanated from Kazimierz Dabrowski's original concept of developmental potential, which he defined as a genetic endowment of traits that determine what level of moral development a person may reach under ideal circumstances. The five forms of OEs—psychomotor, intellectual, imaginational, sensual, and emotional—are considered types of increased psychic excitability and specific types of nervous energy Dabrowski witnessed in gifted and creative individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent; Overexcitabilities]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/overexcitabilities
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