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flat affect

French translation: Affect aplati


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English term or phrase:Flat affect
French translation:Affect aplati
Entered by: Marie-Christine Serra
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20:06 Apr 30, 2002
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Psychiatry
English term or phrase: flat affect
Psychiatry report:

"Her mental statut today revealed a flat affect, but no evidence of thought disorder, or hallucinations or delusions."

"On bad days, she is morose, her affect is flat and she has difficulty coming up with topics to talk about."
Marie-Christine Serra
Local time: 11:33
affect aplati
Explanation:


1. Domaine(s)
– Mental Disorders

Domaine(s)
– Troubles mentaux



flat affect Source CORRECT affect aplati Source CORRECT, MASC
EX – The authors catalog the presence or absence of individual symptoms of schizophrenia on a year by year basis over a span of 25 years. Symptoms such as avolition, impaired social interaction, and flat affect become more frequent over the 25 years of follow-up. (Dialog Data Base search, Oct., 1992). Source EX – Andreasen (1982) oppose les symptômes positifs aux symptômes négatifs dans la schizophrénie (...) 1) Affect aplati ou émoussé - fixité et inexpressivités faciales, diminution des mouvements spontanés des membres et du corps (...) Source
1993-02-17


2. Domaine(s)
– Mental Disorders

Domaine(s)
– Troubles mentaux



flat affect Source affect abrasé Source MASC
DEF – Absence totale de réaction affective. Source
1991-04-30


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Lise Boismenu, trad.a.
Canada
Local time: 06:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1affect plat
Jean-Luc Dumont
4affect abrasé
Corinne Duvoisin-Wyss
4affect aplati
Lise Boismenu, trad.a.


  

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affect aplati


Explanation:


1. Domaine(s)
– Mental Disorders

Domaine(s)
– Troubles mentaux



flat affect Source CORRECT affect aplati Source CORRECT, MASC
EX – The authors catalog the presence or absence of individual symptoms of schizophrenia on a year by year basis over a span of 25 years. Symptoms such as avolition, impaired social interaction, and flat affect become more frequent over the 25 years of follow-up. (Dialog Data Base search, Oct., 1992). Source EX – Andreasen (1982) oppose les symptômes positifs aux symptômes négatifs dans la schizophrénie (...) 1) Affect aplati ou émoussé - fixité et inexpressivités faciales, diminution des mouvements spontanés des membres et du corps (...) Source
1993-02-17


2. Domaine(s)
– Mental Disorders

Domaine(s)
– Troubles mentaux



flat affect Source affect abrasé Source MASC
DEF – Absence totale de réaction affective. Source
1991-04-30


© Ministre des Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada


Lise Boismenu, trad.a.
Canada
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 14
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
affect plat


Explanation:
la désorganisation ou la pauvreté du discours ou du comportement, l'affect
plat, le manque de motivation et l'apathie

absence de manifestation affective/de réactions/émotions affectives

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Nicole Levesque
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affect abrasé


Explanation:
Définition: Absence totale de réaction
affective.

également:

affect aplati

Explication: Andreasen (1982) oppose les symptômes positifs aux symptômes
négatifs dans la schizophrénie (...) 1) Affect aplati ou émoussé - fixité et inexpressivités faciales, diminution des mouvements spontanés des membres et du corps (...)


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Corinne Duvoisin-Wyss
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