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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Affektfärbung

English translation:

affective tone

Added to glossary by bethkatek
Oct 18, 2014 03:45
9 yrs ago
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German term

Affektfärbung

German to English Social Sciences Psychology
Dieser Bereich befindet sich mitten im Gehirn und ist für die Spontaneität, Affektfärbung, Willensstärke, zeitliche Planung, Vorausschau und Auswahl geeigneter Bewegungsmuster mitverantwortlich.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affekt
Information confirming affect-
http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0512/03-shouse.php

I had first thought about "emotional response," but now see that I need something with affect-...

And I can't seem to find the word in English that fits with my feel for Färbung in this case. I feel like it's on the tip of my tongue, so to speak - just out of reach.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 affective tone

Discussion

Donald Jacobson Oct 18, 2014:
Affective coloring link noted below is lacking a definition.
Donald Jacobson Oct 18, 2014:
Affect
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The external expression of an internal feeling state
Donald Jacobson Oct 18, 2014:
Affect vs affective tone AFFECTIVE TONE: "Affective tone is often the difference between what one says and the inflection with which they say it, such as when a friend claims to no longer care for an ex, but their demeanor and tone say otherwise enough that another can tell they're not being honest."

Psychology Dictionary: What is AFFECTIVE TONE? definition of AFFECTIVE TONE (Psychology Dictionary)
Horst Huber (X) Oct 18, 2014:
Did you mean "affective coloring", as in "affective coloring of a memory"? Also: http://languageofrelationalpsych.pbworks.com/w/page/14861624...

Proposed translations

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affective tone

Common psychiatric term. I wrote a book chapter that included this concept as a main topic.

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Note added at 53 mins (2014-10-18 04:38:29 GMT)
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Www.psychologydictionary.org/affective-tone
Example sentence:

As a psychiatrist of 30 years I have witnessed probably every affective tone imaginable.

Peer comment(s):
agree Lirka : I am just wondering..is there/what is the difference between affect and affective tone?
14 hrs
See discussion point: my definition would be that affective tone is more subtle and fleeting than the broader overall affect eg the overall affect in a 1 hour treatment session may be jovial, but periodic alterations in affective tone hint at a mixed mood
agree Anne Schulz
1 day 7 hrs
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