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reality testing

American

noun

Psychiatry.

the objective evaluation of situations, defective in certain psychoses, that enable one to distinguish between the external and the internal worlds and between the self and the nonself.

Etymology

Origin of reality testing

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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In Parker’s story, journalists like Mila create prediction markets: real-time betting markets about all manner of political events, sports outcomes, and celebrity drama.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2020

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