af·fec·tive

[af-ek-tiv]
adjective
1.
of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
2.
causing emotion or feeling.

Origin:
1540–50; < Medieval Latin affectīvus, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; see affect1) + -īvus -ive

af·fec·tive·ly, adverb
af·fec·tiv·i·ty [af-ek-tiv-i-tee] , noun
non·af·fec·tive, adjective

affective, effective (see synonym study at effective).
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affective (əˈfɛktɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  psychol relating to affects
2.  concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection
 
affectivity
 
n
 
af'fectiveness
 
n

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affective af·fec·tive (ə-fěk'tĭv)
adj.

  1. Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional.

  2. Influenced by or resulting from the emotions, as of a psychological disorder.

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Empathy is part of our affective education that is in short supply.
The theories run the gamut ranging from personality disorders to affective
  disorders to psychotic disorders.
Light therapy is effective in seasonal affective disorder.
One form of depression, seasonal affective disorder, is tightly linked with
  winter.
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