affective psychosis

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a severe mental disorder characterized by extreme moods of either depression or mania

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Words nearby affective psychosis

affectionate, affectionately, affective, affective disorder, affective fallacy, affective psychosis, affectless, affenpinscher, afferent, afferent fiber, afferent glomerular arteriole

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How to use affective psychosis in a sentence

Studies show seasonal affective disorder is four times more common in women than men.
9 Ways to Cope With Seasonal Affective Disorder|DailyBurn|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity.
The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fatigue, sadness, or psychosis is not about choice or laziness or selfishness.
Postpartum Stigma: Why My Patient Committed Suicide|Jean Kim|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A court-appointed doctor later concluded that Mindi had experienced postpartum psychosis.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever|ProPublica|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The side effects from the dangerous cocktails of synthetics range from psychosis to death.
Is Synthetic Weed Feuling Yemen’s Terrorism?|Abby Haglage|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the affective or appetitive powers tend towards external action.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life|St. Thomas Aquinas
When this occurs the person merges into a psychosis which may be called "hallucinatory confusion."
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
I learned of this notable psychosis from a bookkeeper of a large factory, who had to provide for the test of numberless additions.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
The students of Religion have usually been content to describe it either in intellectual or in affective terms.
The Psychological Origin and the Nature of Religion|James H. Leuba
The passionate vehemence with which her words were uttered was affective.
A Prince of Anahuac|James A. Porter

Medical definitions for affective psychosis

affective psychosis

Psychosis characterized chiefly by emotional disturbance.