Affective
Affective
Affective (/əˈfektɪv/, from Latin affectus, "emotion") refers to the experience of feeling or emotion. It is a key term in psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience, often used in contrast to cognitive or behavioral aspects of mental processes.
Etymology
The term affective comes from the Latin word affectus, which means "emotion" or "feeling". It was first used in English in the 17th century, in the context of medicine and philosophy, to describe the influence of emotions on the body and mind.
Related Terms
- Affective Disorder: A type of mental disorder characterized by significant changes or disturbances in mood or emotions. Common examples include depression and bipolar disorder.
- Affective Neuroscience: A branch of neuroscience that studies the neural mechanisms of emotion, particularly how emotions are generated and regulated.
- Affective Computing: An interdisciplinary field that uses computer science and psychology to study and develop systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, and process human emotions.
- Affective Filter: A concept in second language acquisition that suggests learners' emotional states can influence their ability to acquire a new language.
- Affective Fallacy: A term from literary criticism that refers to the supposed error of judging or evaluating a text based on the emotional response it provokes in the reader.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Affective
- Wikipedia's article - Affective
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski