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'''Emotion suppression''' ~~can be described~~ as an effect which ~~greatly~~ decreases the intensity of one's current emotional state ~~far~~ below normal levels. This dulls or suppresses the genuine emotions that a person was already feeling prior to ingesting the drug. For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may begin to feel very apathetic, neutral, uncaring, and emotionally blank.

'''Emotion suppression''' (also known as '''flat affect''', '''apathy''', or '''emotional blunting''') is an effect which flattens or decreases the intensity of one's current emotional state below normal levels.<ref name="NIDS">Neuroleptic-induced deficit syndrome in bipolar disorder with psychosis (ncbi) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745952/</ref><ref>What is flat affect (Psychology Dictionary) | https://psychologydictionary.org/flat-affect/</ref><ref>What is Apathy? (Psychology Dictionary) | https://psychologydictionary.org/apathy/</ref> This dulls or suppresses the genuine emotions that a person was already feeling prior to ingesting the drug. For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may begin to feel very apathetic, neutral, uncaring, and emotionally blank. This also impacts the degree to which the person will express their emotional state through body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions.

It is worth noting that although a reduction in the intensity of one's emotions can be beneficial during negative states, it can detract from one's well being in equal measure during more positive emotional states.

Emotion suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[sedation]], [[thought deceleration]], and [[analysis suppression]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotic]] compounds, such as [[quetiapine]], [[haloperidol]], and [[risperidone]]. However, it can also occur in less consistent form under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[SSRI|SSRI's]], and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]].

Emotion suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[sedation]], [[thought deceleration]], and [[analysis suppression]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotic]] compounds,<ref name="NIDS"/> such as [[quetiapine]], [[haloperidol]], and [[risperidone]]. However, it can also occur in less consistent form under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[SSRI|SSRI's]], and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]].

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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_dysregulation Emotional dysregulation (Wikipedia)]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_affect_display Reduced affect display (Wikipedia)]

===References===

[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Suppression]] [[Category:Effect]]

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-'''Emotion suppression''' can be described as an effect which greatly decreases the intensity of one's current emotional state far below normal levels. This dulls or suppresses the genuine emotions that a person was already feeling prior to ingesting the drug. For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may begin to feel very apathetic, neutral, uncaring, and emotionally blank.
+'''Emotion suppression''' (also known as '''flat affect''', '''apathy''', or '''emotional blunting''') is an effect which flattens or decreases the intensity of one's current emotional state below normal levels.<ref name="NIDS">Neuroleptic-induced deficit syndrome in bipolar disorder with psychosis (ncbi) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745952/</ref><ref>What is flat affect (Psychology Dictionary)  | https://psychologydictionary.org/flat-affect/</ref><ref>What is Apathy? (Psychology Dictionary) | https://psychologydictionary.org/apathy/</ref> This dulls or suppresses the genuine emotions that a person was already feeling prior to ingesting the drug. For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may begin to feel very apathetic, neutral, uncaring, and emotionally blank. This also impacts the degree to which the person will express their emotional state through body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions.
 It is worth noting that although a reduction in the intensity of one's emotions can be beneficial during negative states, it can detract from one's well being in equal measure during more positive emotional states.
-Emotion suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[sedation]], [[thought deceleration]], and [[analysis suppression]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotic]] compounds, such as [[quetiapine]], [[haloperidol]], and [[risperidone]]. However, it can also occur in less consistent form under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[SSRI|SSRI's]], and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]].
+Emotion suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[sedation]], [[thought deceleration]], and [[analysis suppression]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotic]] compounds,<ref name="NIDS"/> such as [[quetiapine]], [[haloperidol]], and [[risperidone]]. However, it can also occur in less consistent form under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] dosages of [[dissociative|dissociatives]], [[SSRI|SSRI's]], and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]].
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 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_dysregulation Emotional dysregulation (Wikipedia)]
 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_affect_display Reduced affect display (Wikipedia)]
+===References===
 [[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Suppression]] [[Category:Effect]]