Reality Testing

"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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	F01.752.747.189.508 F02.739.794.206.508
Concept/Terms	Reality Testing Reality Testing Reality Testings Testing, Reality Testings, Reality

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Reality Testing".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Personality [F01.752]
Personality Development [F01.752.747]
Ego [F01.752.747.189]
Reality Testing [F01.752.747.189.508]
Psychological Phenomena and Processes [F02]
Psychological Theory [F02.739]
Psychoanalytic Theory [F02.739.794]
Ego [F02.739.794.206]
Reality Testing [F02.739.794.206.508]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Reality Testing".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Reality Testing".

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