"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,
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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
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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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reality Testing" by people in Profiles.
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Fertuck EA, Target M, Mergenthaler E, Clarkin JF. The development of a computerized linguistic analysis instrument of the reflective functioning measure. J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2004; 52(2):473-5.