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Definition of affective in English: affectiveadjective əˈfɛktɪvæˈfɛktɪv Psychology 1Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes. Example sentencesExamples - There was also a low prevalence of affective disorders in the violent group.
- This method has been successfully employed in other subliminal affective priming studies.
- It was designed to measure both affective and evaluative components of attitudes toward one's current job.
- A therapeutic range has not been established for valproic acid in affective disorders.
- Most defendants who were hospitalised had diagnoses of schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder.
Synonyms aesthetically pleasing, aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious - 1.1 Denoting or relating to mental disorders in which disturbance of mood is the primary symptom.
Example sentencesExamples - The women who reported more severe coercion were more likely to be diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder.
- No change in affective illness morbidity was observed in the group where the lithium dose was not altered.
- Episodes of psychosis recurring each autumn sounds like an extreme version of seasonal affective disorder.
- In this section we continue with the second major group of disorders; what are called the mood or affective disorders.
- Of a total of 55 participants with complete data, 43 reported a lifetime affective disorder.
Origin Late Middle English: via French from late Latin affectivus, from afficere (see affect2). Definition of affective in US English: affectiveadjectiveaˈfektivæˈfɛktɪv Psychology Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes. Example sentencesExamples - Most defendants who were hospitalised had diagnoses of schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder.
- It was designed to measure both affective and evaluative components of attitudes toward one's current job.
- A therapeutic range has not been established for valproic acid in affective disorders.
- There was also a low prevalence of affective disorders in the violent group.
- This method has been successfully employed in other subliminal affective priming studies.
Synonyms aesthetically pleasing, aesthetic, pleasurable, gratifying, rich, sumptuous, luxurious
Origin Late Middle English: via French from late Latin affectivus, from afficere (see affect). |