Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Affective Sphere

Psychiatry

Also known as: Affectivity, Emotional sphere

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

The affective sphere refers to the domain of human feelings and moods. This brief entry defines the concept in the context of early 20th-century Soviet psychological and medical thought.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

AFFECTIVE SPHERE, the domain of feelings and moods (see Affect).

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“Affective Sphere.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/affective-sphere/