II. Definition
- Observed Affect
- Clinician's objective observation of a patient's emotional state
- Stated Mood
- Constant emotional state (depression, euphoria, anxiousness, anger, irritability) the patient can describe
III. Exam: Affect Characteristics
- Emotional Range: Broad or Restricted
- Intensity: Expansive, Blunted/Flat or Normal
- Stability
IV. Exam: Consistency
- Appropriate for situation?
- Congruence with Stated Mood
- Is Observed Affect consistent with Stated Mood?
- Is Stated Mood consistent with Thought Content?
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| Definition (MSH) | The feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves. |
| Concepts | Mental Process (T041) |
| MSH | D000339 |
| SnomedCT | 4065008 |
| English | Affect, Affects, affect, Affect, function, Affect (mental function), emotional affect, Affect, function (observable entity), Affect, NOS, Affect (function) |
| Spanish | afecto, función, Humor (Estado de Ánimo), afecto (entidad observable), afecto (función), afecto, función (entidad observable), afecto, Afecto |
| Swedish | Sinnesrörelse |
| Czech | afekt |
| Finnish | Affekti |
| Russian | AFFEKT, АФФЕКТ |
| Croatian | AFEKT |
| Polish | Afekt |
| Norwegian | Affekter, Sterke følelser |
| Portuguese | Humor (Estado de Ânimo), Disposição de Ânimo, Afeição, Estado de Espírito, Afeto |
| French | Affect |
| German | Affekt, Gefühl, Gefühlsregung |
| Italian | Affetto |
| Dutch | Stemming |
Ontology: Mood (psychological function) (C0026516)
| Definition (NCI) | A relatively temporary state of feeling. |
| Concepts | Mental Process (T041) |
| MSH | D000339 |
| SnomedCT | 85256008 |
| LNC | LP89863-2, MTHU031584 |
| French | Thymie, Humeur |
| English | Mood, function, Mood (psychological function), mood, moods, Mood, function (observable entity), Mood, NOS, Mood (function), Moods, Mood |
| Czech | nálada |
| Portuguese | Estado de Ânimo |
| Spanish | Estado de Ánimo, estado de ánimo (entidad observable), estado de ánimo (función), estado de ánimo, humor |
| German | Stimmung, Laune |
| Italian | Umore |
| Norwegian | Stemning |
| Dutch | Affect |
