The affective side of his being, profoundly tender, deeply sympathetic, thoughtful always of others first, and humanely devoted to the poor and the helpless above all others, was typical of the best side of the Irish character.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
It will be believed that he contrived to get an infinite personal pathos into the song; he also made of it, by means of those gratuitous aspirates, an affective athletic exercise in breathing.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions
This case illustrates in an excellent manner the development of a mental disorder as an immediate consequence of a situation strongly affective in nature,-in this instance, threatened imprisonment for a grave offense.
"Studies in Forensic Psychiatry"
Bernard Glueck