abrasion des affets

English translation: emotional blunting

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French term or phrase:	abrasion des affets
English translation:	emotional blunting
Entered by:	Michael Lotz

08:49 Aug 15, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / further answers to survey on effects and use of antipsychotic drugs

French term or phrase: abrasion des affets

Part of another answer to how to define 'symptomes negatifs primaires' (when talking about states like schizophrenia).
Exact context:
'Abrasion des affets, dans le comportement, isolement sociale'

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emotional blunting

Explanation:
loss of normal emotional reactions. "affets" should probably be spelt "affects", which would make perfect sense in this context. typical in this psychiatric/psychological pathological setting.

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To answer your question:
It is an problem of affect but the description of the symptom is "emotional blunting" to be more specific. So most psychiatrists would probably choose "emotional blunting" rather than "affect" or "affective". By the way, I would not favor "disintegration" for "abrasion" since the latter French word is a loss by wearing-down process, and not "disintegration",which brings up quite separate issues of personality and other pathologic processes in the psychosis category.

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Michael Lotz
United States

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Thanks, Michael (although I still don't know if this is the official term or not)
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emotional blunting

Michael Lotz

break down or disintegration of social behaviour

Claudia Vale

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break down or disintegration of social behaviour

Explanation:
"Abrasion" means wearing away and "affeterie" is literally affectation but maybe here it refers to the person's inability to keep wearing a socially acceptable mask. He starts to show cracks in his behaviour.

Claudia Vale
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you very much, Claudia. I'm afraid I typed it wrongly (should be 'affects'), but still, I think the word 'disintegration' is a good way to translate 'abrasion'.

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emotional blunting

Michael Lotz
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 163

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Thanks, Michael (although I still don't know if this is the official term or not)

Notes to answerer

Asker: Sorry, Michael, it does say 'affects'(my typo) So would a psychiatrist talk about 'emotional blunting', or use 'affect' or 'affective', in response to a survey about antipsychotic drugs?

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