of, or arising from, affects, or feelings; emotional
Origin of affective
French affectif from Medieval Latin affectivus from Classical Latin affectus: see affect
adjective
The definition of affective is something that evokes feelings, or emotional actions or actions driven by feelings.
An example of something that would be described as affective is an opera.
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affective
adjective
Psychology- Influenced by or resulting from the emotions.
- Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional.
Related Forms:
- af·fec′tive·ly
adverb
- af′fec·tiv′i·ty
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more affective, superlative most affective)
Origin
From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”)
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affective - Medical Definition
adj.
Psychology
- Influenced by or resulting from the emotions: affective gestures and facial expressions.
- Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional: affective therapy.
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- af·fective·ly
adv.
- af′fec·tivi·ty (ăf′ĕk-tĭvĭ-tē)
n.
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Sentence Examples
- Because two thirds of bipolar patients have a family history of affective or emotional disorders, researchers have searched for a genetic link to the disorder.
- The doctor may use psychological tests or inventories to evaluate insomnia because it is frequently associated with mood or affective disorders.
- Follow-up studies of conduct-disordered children have shown a high incidence of antisocial personality disorder, affective illnesses, and chronic criminal behavior in adulthood.
- Seasonal Affected Depression; technically called Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a real and debilitating form of depression that causes problems for many each year.
- Depression also can occur in bipolar disorder, an affective mental illness that causes radical emotional changes and mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows.
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WORDS NEAR affective IN THE DICTIONARY
- affective
- affectioned
- affectioning
- affectionless