affective

affective (əˈfɛktɪv)

—*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.

Concerned with or arousing feelings or emotions; emotional.
Influenced by or resulting from the emotions, as of a psychological disorder.

Example sentences

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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