Psychiatry and Psychology

Affect

The feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Affects
  • Mood
  • Moods

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

65(64); was see under EMOTIONS 1963-64

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  1. F01.470w.047w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Affect. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000339. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000339
  2. Affect. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_(psychology)
  3. Affect. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159904