Affect – is an immediate and intense emotional experience, accompanied by intense physical and internal reactions. It usually arises in situations when a person encounters critical circumstances and has difficulty choosing an adequate response to stressors.
Affects can be caused by both physical threats, for example, danger to health, and social factors, such as injustice or insult. Emotional reactions in a state of affect are short-lived and intense, and they can influence a person's behavior at the moment they occur.
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