Fr affectif < ML affectivus < L affectus: see affect1
All related terms of 'affective'
affective disorder
any psychological disorder , such as depression or mania , that is characterized by abnormal disturbances of mood
affective psychosis
a severe psychological disorder characterized by extreme moods of either depression or mania
bipolar (affective) disorder
a psychotic disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and mental depression ; manic-depressive illness : now the preferred term in psychiatry
seasonal affective disorder
Seasonal affective disorder is a feeling of tiredness and sadness that some people have during the autumn and winter when there is very little sunshine . The abbreviation → SAD is often used.
bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness in which a person's state of mind changes between extreme happiness and extreme depression.
sad
If you are sad , you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like.
winter depression
a state of depression sometimes experienced by people in winter , thought to be related to lack of sunlight