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reality testing

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reality testing
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the ego function by which the objective or real world and one's relationship to it are evaluated and appreciated by the self.
reality testing,
an ego function that enables one to differentiate between external reality and an inner imaginative world and to behave in a manner that exhibits an awareness of accepted norms and customs. Impairment of reality testing is indicative of a disturbance in ego functioning that may lead to psychosis.
reality testing
Psychiatry The ability to evaluate the external world objectively and differentiate it from the internal world. See Psychosis.


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