affective
adjective
af·fec·tive
a-ˈfek-tiv 
1
: relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
cognitive and affective symptoms
the novel's affective death scene
2
: expressing emotion
affective language
behaviors that elicit affective reactions
affectively
adverb
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Even if investors are slightly more confident this week, after Trump backed off most of his harshest tariff rates, the changes in people’s life-style habits serve as their own kind of affective barometer.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
All in all, whether the affective impact of AI on people in your company is positive or negative depends on the intent that drives its deployment.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In healthcare, affective computing has been applied to the field of autism.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2020
Food addiction is highly prevalent among individuals with mental health conditions, especially in those with eating disorders, affective (mood) disorders, and personality disorders.10
Some of the most common include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and compulsive overeating.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2025
All in all, whether the affective impact of AI on people in your company is positive or negative depends on the intent that drives its deployment.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In healthcare, affective computing has been applied to the field of autism.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2020
Food addiction is highly prevalent among individuals with mental health conditions, especially in those with eating disorders, affective (mood) disorders, and personality disorders.10
Some of the most common include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and compulsive overeating.
—Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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affective
adjective
af·fec·tive
a-ˈfek-tiv
: relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions : emotional
affective symptoms
affectively
adverb
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