afecto aplanado

English translation: flat affect

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

22:18 Sep 28, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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)).
Wendy Gosselin
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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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anademahomar
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4 +2flat affect
anademahomar
3 +1flat affect
Robert Forstag
4Lack of empathy
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flat affect


Explanation:
Although another possibility would be "blunted affect."

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 11:32
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 120

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Tein: You're both right, although see ana's note about "blunted"
25 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
flat affect


Explanation:
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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 ...

Similar disorders - Affective flattening - Affect and low-functioning ... - See also►Flat affect definition - Mental Health Disorders on MedicineNet.comTraducir esta página
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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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medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/flat+affectEn caché - Similares
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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. ...


anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks! Gracias.

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agree  Joseph Tein: And of course you're right, also!
26 mins
  -> Thank you, Joseph ;) too kind...

agree  Carol Gullidge
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  -> Thank you, Carol
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
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

Gillian Holmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: English
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