Inappropriate affect

Definition

Affective expression that is discordant with the content of the person's speech or ideation, or incompatible with the demands of a particular situation.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Disturbance of affect

• MB24.60Constricted affect
• MB24.61Blunted affect
• MB24.62Flat affect
• MB24.63Labile affect
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified