affektinen

Affektinen is a Finnish adjective meaning relating to affect, emotion, or mood. It is used in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics to describe phenomena tied to affect—emotional states, expressions, or regulation processes. The term is formed in Finnish from the root concept of affect with the common adjectival suffix -inen, reflecting its linguistic pattern.

In scholarly contexts affektinen appears in phrases such as affektinen reaktio (an emotional reaction) and affektin säätely (emotion regulation). It is used to distinguish affective aspects from cognitive or behavioral ones. In psychiatry, affektinen can describe mood- or emotion-related phenomena or disorders, though exact usage varies across subfields and national traditions.

In everyday Finnish, more common descriptors are emotionaalinen (emotional) or tunteisiin liittyvä (related to feelings). Affektinen tends to appear primarily in academic or clinical writing, where precision about affective processes and states is needed.

See also: affect, affectivity, mood, emotion, emotion regulation, mieliala, tunteet.