flattening of affect
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Flattening — Ellipticity redirects here. For ellipticity in differential calculus, see elliptic operator. This article is about geometry. For psychopathology, see flattening of affect. The flattening, ellipticity, or oblateness of an oblate spheroid is a… … Wikipedia
Affect — The term Affect generally suggests an emotion . It is used in various ways in various contexts:* Affect (philosophy). * Affect (psychology), referring to feeling or emotion. * Affect display (psychology) refers to apparent signs of emotion, such… … Wikipedia
Blunted affect — is the scientific term describing a lack of emotional reactivity on the part of an individual. The precise boundary between the generally positive personality trait serious and the generally pathological blunted affect is impossible to describe… … Wikipedia
Positive vs. Negative Symptoms — (from 1887) Positive symptoms in the context of schizophrenia mean thought disorder, hallucinations and delusions, negative mean such symptoms as social withdrawal and flattening of affect. The use of the terms in psychiatry goes back to… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
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