blunted affect


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.

blunt·ed af·fect

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

blunt·ed af·fect

(blŭnt'ĕd af'ekt) A disturbance in mood manifested by a severe reduction in the expression of feeling.