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The "flat affect" of schizophrenia - is it a real lack of emotion or just the outer appearance and expression |
The "flat affect" of schizophrenia - is it a real lack of emotion or just the outer appearance and expression The flat affect to which you refer is really called the "Blunted affect and is the scientific term describing a lack of emotional reactivity on the part of an individual. The precise boundary between the generally positive personality trait "serious" and the generally pathological "blunted affect" is impossible to describe precisely because it is culture specific and relies on subjective values. For example, the Japanese are often described as "unemotional" (even to the point of "blunted in affect") by Americans, and so the same individual may be considered to display a blunted affect in one culture and be merely "serious" or "unemotional" in another. Victims of post-traumatic stress syndrome (another culture-specific syndrome) are often said to display blunted affect. Veterans of intense combat have been described as having the thousand-yard stare (or thousand-yard gaze) once called "Shell Shock" and may suffer from recurring nightmares or otherwise experience psychological distress. Others have developed less emotional reactivity as an arguably natural reaction to stress. Those displaying on this end of the spectrum may self-report dissociation but no psychological distress per se. At least one analyst of military basic training has described one primary goal of said training to be inducing this state of being, considered desirable for maintaining calm and rational decision-making capability during combat situations. One final consideration worth noting is that adults generally display less affect than children. This suggests blunting one's affect may be a normal part of maturation. ok i have skizophrenia but its minor, and i have no idea what your talkin about flat affect in schizophrenia can be cause by the negative symtoms of the illness which are similar to those seen in depression: lethargy, lack of motivation, tiredness etc. Another possibilty is that there is so much going in terms of the positive symptoms (unusual beliefs, hallucinations etc.) that it is difficult to connect to other around you on day-to-day level. From my experience, we usually see the flat affect you talk about when a patient is experiencing either auditory or visual hallucinations, It's all a matter of degree, but sometimes patients tell us they are trying to fight the voices or else they are so involved in them, they have difficulty communicating with the outside world. the flat affect of schizophrenia is truly a state devoid of all emotion. one leads to the other. by the way: can a lack of life be cured at all ? In my personal experience the flat effect is a real and total lack of emotion not some outer appearance. |
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