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- Behavior that expresses a subjectively experienced feeling state (emotion);
affect is responsive to changing emotional states, whereas mood refers to a
pervasive and sustained emotion. Common affects are euphoria, anger, and
sadness. Some types of affect disturbance are:
- blunted: severe reduction in the intensity of affective expression
- flat: absence or near absence of any signs of affective expression such as monotonous voice and an immobile face.
- inappropriate: discordance of voice and movements with the content of the person’s speech or ideation
- labile: Abnormal variability, with repeated, rapid, and abrupt shifts in affective expression.
- restricted or constricted: Reduction in the expressive range and intensity of affects.
- A subjective feeling or emotional tone often accompanied by bodily
expressions noticeable to others.
Source: Davidson, Gerald C. and John M.
Neale. 1994. Abnormal Psychology, 6th Edition. New York, NY: John Wiley
& Sons
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