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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Yet Janet is also pursuing her own romantic and affective life, and those adult relationships intrude on the intense and intimate mother-daughter bond while also providing it with, in effect, material—subjects of concern that make their daily lives dynamic and dramatic.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024
Together, these practices cultivate both your affective empathy, which is your ability to feel what others are feeling, and your cognitive empathy, which is your ability to recognize someone’s mental state.
—Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Not only would the world lose out on a few great laughs, but under the right circumstances, humor can be quite affective.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Brene Brown The Antidote Self-compassion is an effective intervention to reduce the severity of maladaptive affective behaviors in response to difficult everyday situations and stressful events that can facilitate recovery from adversity.
—Colleen Reilly, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 June 2024
Together, these practices cultivate both your affective empathy, which is your ability to feel what others are feeling, and your cognitive empathy, which is your ability to recognize someone’s mental state.
—Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Not only would the world lose out on a few great laughs, but under the right circumstances, humor can be quite affective.
—Christian Stadler, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Brene Brown The Antidote Self-compassion is an effective intervention to reduce the severity of maladaptive affective behaviors in response to difficult everyday situations and stressful events that can facilitate recovery from adversity.
—Colleen Reilly, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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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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