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Depressive realism, or negativity?

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Dave Gottlieb

Has the experiment been done to distinguish the phenomenon known as “depressive realism” (depressed people lack certain happy delusions that regular people have) from a tendency towards negativity, real or otherwise? The classic experiment has depressed people accurately blaming themselves … Continue reading →

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