Reality Testing

The individual's objective evaluation of the external world and the ability to differentiate adequately between it and the internal world; considered to be a primary ego function.

Year introduced: 1991(1979)

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Tree Number(s): F01.752.747.189.508, F02.739.794.206.508

MeSH Unique ID: D011936

Entry Terms:

• Reality Testings
• Testing, Reality
• Testings, Reality

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Personality
Personality Development
Ego
Reality Testing

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Psychological Theory
Psychoanalytic Theory
Ego
Reality Testing