Emotions are complex psychological states that involve three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response. In an abnormal emotional state, an affected individual shows altered intensity, frequency, or duration of emotional experiences.
Synonyms: Abnormal mood/emotion/affect Abnormal emotion/affect behaviour Emotion dysregulation Abnormal emotion/affect behavior Abnormal mood/emotion/affect/thought Abnormal emotion processing
Term information
- UMLS:C4020949
When one is assessing whether an individual has an Abnormal emotional state, emphasis should be placed on the observed clinical phenomena and subjective perceptions of the person, without regard to interpretation of the possibility of causality or context.
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