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  2. Paradoxical laughter - Wikipedia

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    An example of inappropriate affect with paradoxical laughter may be; expressions of joy when told about the death of a loved one. Inappropriate affect in schizophrenia includes, but is not limited to, paradoxical laughter, it also may involve unexpected bouts of aggression, sudden displays of sadness or undefinably bizarre behaviour.

  3. Mood congruence - Wikipedia

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    Examples: Congruent mood—smiling while feeling happy. Non-congruent mood—smiling while feeling anxious. Inappropriate affect—laughing while describing a loved one's funeral, for instance. Mood Congruency is strongest when people try to recall personally meaningful episodes, because such events were most likely to be colored by their moods ...

  4. Affect (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Affect, emotion, or feeling is displayed to others through facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, voice characteristics, and other physical manifestation. These affect displays vary between and within cultures and are displayed in various forms ranging from the most discrete of facial expressions to the most dramatic and prolific gestures ...

  5. Pseudobulbar affect - Wikipedia

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    Pseudobulbar affect (PBA), or emotional incontinence, is a type of neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing. PBA occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain injury .

  6. Reduced affect display - Wikipedia

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    Reduced affect display, sometimes referred to as emotional blunting or emotional numbing, is a condition of reduced emotional reactivity in an individual. It manifests as a failure to express feelings either verbally or nonverbally, especially when talking about issues that would normally be expected to engage emotions.

  7. Inappropriateness - Wikipedia

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    Indecency by Isaac Cruikshank. Synonyms of inappropriate include improper, unfitting, unsuitable [3] and indecent.Although social ills are usually outlawed in wider society, there are many examples wherein various jurisdictions give their inhabitants full discretion over certain aspects of their lives so they can police themselves without any intrusiveness. [4]

  8. Glossary of psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    Metonymy is a speech disturbance in which patients, commonly with schizophrenia, use inappropriate words or expressions that are related to the proper ones. Examples include: consume a menu, instead of a meal; lose the piece of string of the conversation, not the thread of the conversation. See also § word approximation. [26] [27]

  9. Stilted speech - Wikipedia

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    For example, overly loud or high-pitched speech can come across to listeners as overly forceful while slow or nasal speech creates an impression of condescension. [ 9 ] These attributions, which are commonly found in patients with ASD, [ 9 ] partially account for why stilted speech has been considered a diagnostic criterion for the disorder. [ 8 ]