Affective disorder
any mental disorder, as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or cyclothymia, in which a major disturbance of feelings or emotions is predominant.
noun
any mental disorder, such as depression or mania, that is characterized by abnormal disturbances of mood
affective disorder n.
any of a group of disorders characterized by a prolonged, pervasive disturbance of mood together with a full or partial manic or depressive response that is not caused by a separate physical or mental disorder.
affective disorder
(ə-fěk’tĭv)
see mood disorder.
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of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional. causing emotion or feeling. historical examples affectively she was remarkably frank, sometimes a little surly, or she showed a slight empty uneasiness. benign stupors august hoch adjective (psychol) relating to affects concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection affective af·fec·tive (ə-fěk’tĭv) adj. concerned with or […]
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of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional. causing emotion or feeling. historical examples nor does he contribute much likely to be of permanent value in any part of the wide domain of affectivity. a general introduction to psycho-n-lysis sigmund freud adjective (psychol) relating to affects concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection […]
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lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent to the suffering of others: an affectless, futuristic drama in which the human characters are virtually robots. contemporary examples and there you are, years later, a jaded, affectless, neurotic, disenchanted, sad person. the best of david rakoff: quotes, ‘this american life,’ ‘the daily show,’ & more august 9, 2012 historical […]