In dictionaries:
flat affect
Minimal emotional expression in face.
inappropriate affect
blunted affect
Reduced emotional expression or reactivity.
labile affect
Rapid, unpredictable emotional mood changes.
constricted affect
pseudobulbar affect
Uncontrollable laughing or crying episodes.
affect display
(psychology) External show of emotion or affect, such as by voice, expression, gesture, or posture, whether voluntary or not.
Reduced affect display
Reduced affect display, sometimes referred to as emotional blunting or emotional numbing, is a condition of reduced emotional reactivity in an individual.
Affect theory
a theory that seeks to organize affects, sometimes used interchangeably with emotions or subjectively experienced feelings, into discrete categories and to typify their physiological, social, interpersonal, and internalized manifestations.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
a self-report questionnaire that consists of two 10-item scales to measure both positive and negative affect.
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