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Observed Affect

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Observed Affect, Affect Examination, Affect Exam, Stated Mood, Emotional Mood

  • See Also
  1. Mood Disorder
  2. Mental Status Exam
  3. Appearance, Behavior and Attitude Exam
  4. Attention and Concentration
  5. Higher Integrative Function (Executive Function, Intellectual Function)
  6. Thought Process ( Thought Content, Thought Form, Delusion, Obsession, Abstract Thought)
  7. Speech Exam
  8. Insight and Judgement
  9. Memory Evaluation
  10. Orientation Exam
  • Definition
  1. Observed Affect
    1. Clinician's objective observation of a patient's emotional state
  2. Stated Mood
    1. Constant emotional state (depression, euphoria, anxiousness, anger, irritability) the patient can describe
  • Exam
  • Affect Characteristics
  1. Emotional Range: Broad or Restricted
  2. Intensity: Expansive, Blunted/Flat or Normal
  3. Stability
  • Exam
  • Consistency
  1. Appropriate for situation?
  2. Congruence with Stated Mood
    1. Is Observed Affect consistent with Stated Mood?
    2. Is Stated Mood consistent with Thought Content?