flat affect
No visible emotion
Flat affect is a psychological term for the absence of emotional expression—a face that shows nothing, a voice without variation.
Common in depression, schizophrenia, and certain neurological conditions.
The person may feel emotions internally but display none externally, or may experience reduced feeling altogether.
The patient spoke of her mother's death with flat affect.
- anhedoniaInability to feel enjoyment
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
- blankWithout marks or content
apathy · unresponsive · monotone · glazed · mask · indifference · stoic · catatonia · unconcern · stone-faced · dead eyes · unfeeling · emotional detachment · shutdown · deadpan · withdrawn · checked out · going through the motions
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