blunted affect
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[af´ekt]the external expression of emotion attached to ideas or mental representations of objects. see also mood.
blunted affect severe reduction in the intensity of affect; a common symptom of schizophrenic disorders.
constricted affect restricted affect.
flat affect lack of emotional expression.
inappropriate affect affect that is incongruent with the situation or with the content of a patient's ideas or speech.
labile affect that characterized by rapid changes in emotion unrelated to external events or stimuli.
restricted affect reduction in the intensity of affect, to a somewhat lesser degree than is characteristic of blunted affect.
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blunt·ed af·fect
a disturbance in mood seen in schizophrenic patients manifested by shallowness and a severe reduction in the expression of feeling.
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blunt·ed af·fect
(blŭnt'ĕd af'ekt)A disturbance in mood manifested by a severe reduction in the expression of feeling.
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