Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: August 13, 2024
Preferred Name

Abnormal affect
Synonyms
Definitions

An anomaly in intensity, frequency, or duration of the verbal or behavioral expression of emotions, feelings, or thoughts. Affect includes a combination of emotion in terms of feelings and its expression either in the verbal or behavioral (action) level. Normal expressions are often relatively short lived and familiar to the person while pathological expressions may be intense and extended and considered out of character for the individual. Affect encompasses: 1) emotions, 2) volition, and 3) what is termed the intellect or cognitive elements expressing (communicating) emotion and volition. Affect includes an internal feeling (emotion), an internal drive (will), and a motor component expression (typically speech, but also reflected in thoughts).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025766

comment

Affect includes a combination of emotion in terms of feelings and its expression either in the verbal or behavioral (action) level. Normal expressions are often relatively short lived and familiar to the person while pathological expressions may be intense and extended and considered out of character for the individual. Affect encompasses: 1) emotions, 2) volition, and 3) what is termed the intellect or cognitive elements expressing (communicating) emotion and volition. Affect includes an internal feeling (emotion), an internal drive (will), and a motor component expression (typically speech, but also reflected in thoughts).

dc_creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199

dc_date

2024-07-21T12:00:05Z

definition

An anomaly in intensity, frequency, or duration of the verbal or behavioral expression of emotions, feelings, or thoughts.

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0025766

label

Abnormal affect

notation

HP:0025766

prefLabel

Abnormal affect

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011446

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011446

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