blunted affect

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affect

[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.

a disturbance in mood seen in schizophrenic patients manifested by shallowness and a severe reduction in the expression of feeling.

An affect with a marked reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression

(blŭnt'ĕd af'ekt)

A disturbance in mood manifested by a severe reduction in the expression of feeling.