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The roots of so-called “depressive realism” can be traced back four decades to an oft-cited study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania.

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control their lives, while others view the world through rose-colored lenses, living under the illusion that they have more control than they do? That’s the general idea behind “depressive realism,” a theory that has held sway in science and popular culture for more thanAre depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control their lives, while others view the world through rose-colored lenses, living un...

A new study conducted by UC Berkeley affiliates contradicted decades-old research that depressed individuals are more realistic in determining how much control they have over their lives.