Depressive Realism

GLOSSARY

The tendency for depressed individuals to make realistic inferences, and to do so to a greater extent than non-depressed individuals under certain circumstances.

Reference:

Alloy, L. B., & Abramson, L. Y. (1979). Judgment of contingency in depressed and nondepressed students: Sadder but wiser? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 108(4), 441–485. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0096-3445.108.4.441