reality testing

noun

The psychotherapeutic technique of reflecting on the objective or real world and one's relationship to it, so as to distinguish the internal world of thoughts and feelings from the external world.

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Meanings

nounreality testing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe psychotherapeutic technique of reflecting on the objective or real world and one's relationship to it, so as to distinguish the internal world of thoughts and feelings from the external world.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 現實檢驗 /现实检验
  • 現實檢驗 /现实检验 (xiànshí jiǎnyàn)technique of reflecting on the real world
Finnish realiteettitestaus
  • realiteettitestaustechnique of reflecting on the real world
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APA

reality testing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality%20testing

MLA

“reality testing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality%20testing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reality testing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reality%20testing.

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