Problem
Personal misperceptions
Other Names:
Personal illusions Nature:
Decades of psychological wisdom have established contact with reality as a hallmark of mental health. The well-adjusted person engages in accurate reality testing, whereas the individual whose vision is clouded by illusion is regarded as vulnerable to mental illness. Broader Problems:
Misperception Narrower Problems:
Illusion of happinessUnrealistic expectationsIllusion of controlling eventsUnrealistically positive self-assessment Strategies:
Correcting misperceptions Values:
Misperception Subject(s):
Psychology → Psychology ??Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.04.1999 – 00:00 CEST