Afektními

Afektními is the instrumental plural form of the Czech adjective afektní, meaning related to affect, emotion, or emotional state. It is used primarily in medical and psychological contexts to describe aspects connected with a person’s affect or mood. In contemporary Czech, the more common term is afektivní, but afektní is still found in clinical wording and in older literature. The instrumental plural afektními appears with plural nouns, for example in phrases such as afektními poruchami or afektními stavy, typically preceded by the preposition s (with).

In psychiatric and psychological terminology, afekty (affect) denote observable emotional expression and the breadth and intensity of a person’s emotional experience. Afektní poruchy or related phrases refer to disorders or states linked to affect, such as mood fluctuations or abnormal emotional responses. However, many modern sources prefer afektivní poruchy or mood disorders as the standard labels, with afektní used in more specialized or historical contexts.

Etymology: afektní derives from afekt (affect, emotion), a loanword related to Latin affectus and transmitted through German or French into Czech. The suffix -ní creates the adjective afektní, and -mi marks the instrumental plural form.

See also: afekt, afektivní, afektivní porucha, nálada.