Flat Affect
Flat effect is characterized by a severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People who suffer from mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. People with these conditions may not show signs of normal expresssion. They may speak in a monotone voice or have diminished facial expressions. They may also appear extremely apathetic. This condition is also referred to as blunted effect.
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Blunted affect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blunted affect is the scientific term describing a lack of emotional reactivity on the part of an individual. Victims of post-traumatic stress syndrome are often said to display blunted affect. Veter...
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Impaired emotional functioning in schizophrenia is a prominent clinical feature that manifests primarily as flat affect. ... Flat affect ratings, compared with other negative symptoms, uniquely predicted performance on emotion processing tasks. Patients with flat affect showed greater impairment in both emotion processing...
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The aim of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study was to compare regional brain activity in schizophrenia subjects with (FA+) and without (FA-) flat affect during the viewing of emotionally negative pictures. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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Definition of flat affect in the Medical Dictionary. flat affect explanation. Information about flat affect in Free online English dictionary. What is flat affect? Meaning of flat affect medical term. What does flat affect mean? ... A. "Flat affect: A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression...
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Causes of Flat affect with diagnosis analysis, related symptoms, patient stories, full-text book chapters, alternative diagnoses, misdiagnosis, treatments, remedies, and much more. ... Description of Flat affect...
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The symptom is known clinically as "flat affect". "Affect" is the clinical psychological term for one's emotional expression; for one's affect to be flat means that one is devoid of any emotional expression.
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absence of or diminution in the amount of emotional tone or outward emotional reaction typically shown by oneself or others under similar circumstances; a milder form is termed blunted affect.
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Books and Other Media:; Follow the hypertext link to purchase items ... psychopathology: flat affect ... Complete or nearly complete absence of affective expression.
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Medical dictionary definition of Flat affect as a medical term including diseases, symptoms, treatments, and other medical and health issues. ... 17 November 2009 ... IMPORTANT: By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use. Information provided on this site is for informational purposes only; it is not intended as a...
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