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Chau, Phuong M.; Milling, Leonard S. – Clinical Psychologist, 2006
Depressive realism refers to a cognitive style wherein depressed people sometimes have more accurate perceptions of reality than nondepressed people. The notion of depressives being "sadder yet wiser" was controversial when first presented, and continues to be heavily debated. Self-perception studies provide maximum external validity,…
Descriptors: Realism, Cognitive Style, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence