the conveying of the affective element correlated with a specific concept or item to an unrelated concept or item, as often takes place in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
TRANSPOSITION OF AFFECT: "Transposition of affect is commonly referred to as dispositioning."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "TRANSPOSITION OF AFFECT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/transposition-of-affect/ (accessed March 20, 2023).
