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Spanish term or phrase:	afecto aplanado
English translation:	flat affect
Entered by:	Wendy Gosselin

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Medical - Psychology / Symptoms of severe and chronic mental illness

Spanish term or phrase: afecto aplanado

Síntomas moderados (p. ej., afecto aplanado y lenguaje circunstancial, crisis de angustia ocasionales) o dificultades moderadas en la actividad social, laboral o escolar (p. ej., pocos amigos, conflictos con compañeros de trabajo o de escuela)).

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flat affect

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'The difference between flat and blunted affect is in degree. A person with flat affect has no or nearly no emotional expression. He or she may not react at all to ...

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24 Jan 2004 – Flat affect: A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat affect. A person with ...
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the absence or near absence of emotional response to a situation that normally elicits emotion. It is observed in schizophrenia and some depressive disorders. ...

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flat affect

anademahomar

Lack of empathy

holmsie

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flat affect

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flat affect

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Although another possibility would be "blunted affect."

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Robert Forstag
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flat affect

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 10:15
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Lack of empathy

Explanation:
Afecto here is referring to affection or emotions of the caring sort and aplanado means muted, meaning a person who doesn't display emotions such as affection or empathy

holmsie
United Kingdom
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