"Reality Testing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.189.508 F02.739.794.206.508
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| Concept/Terms |
Reality Testing- Reality Testing
- Reality Testings
- Testing, Reality
- Testings, Reality
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reality Testing" by people in Profiles.
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Lenzenweger MF, Miller AB, Maher BA, Manschreck TC. Schizotypy and individual differences in the frequency of normal associations in verbal utterances. Schizophr Res. 2007 Sep; 95(1-3):96-102.
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Manschreck TC. Pathogenesis of delusions. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1995 Jun; 18(2):213-29.