Perfectionism Flashcards
Perfectionism can be defined as
“A PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC THAT
REFLECTS THE TENDENCY TO STRIVE FOR
EXCEEDINGLY HIGH STANDARDS OF
PERFORMANCE IN A MANNER THAT IS
RELENTLESS, OVER SELF-CRITICAL, AND
CENTRAL TO ONE’S IDENTITY”
DEFINING PERFECTIONISM
Characteristic/Disposition vs Personality Trait
Perfectionism is domain-specific and general
It is debated, personality trait don’t change so it’s not leaning toward this side
DEFINING PERFECTIONISM
Manner
Achievement-motivation (Dunn, 2023), so it drives behaviour
Cognitive, emotional, and behavioural components of perfectionism
They create a disire to want to perform a certain way. Can be cognitive or emotional
DEFINING PERFECTIONISM
Exceedingly high standards
How do we define “exceedingly high”
It’s not just high, it’s unrealistic, it’s rigged (has to be this thing or nothing)
IS PERFECTIONISM ALL BAD?
Perfectionism, Prevelance is going up, out brain is hard wire to hold on to thing because they are useful,
Makes people wonder, is it all bad
PERFECTIONISM
PARADOX
Related to success in
achievement domains
(conscientiousness, adaptive
coping, positive affect)
Increasing vulnerability to
maladaptive behaviours,
cognitions, and affect
MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF
PERFECTIONISM
PERSONAL STANDARDS PERFECTIONISM
EVALUATIVE CONCERNS PERFECTIONISM
PERSONAL STANDARDS PERFECTIONISM
striving for perfection
self-driven pursuit
setting extremely high standards
Organized
EVALUATIVE CONCERNS PERFECTIONISM
Characteristics
Concern over mistakes
Thinking that others demand
perfection from you
Doubts about actions and quality of
effort
Feeling that you can’t hit your mark
PERSONAL STANDARDS PERFECTIONISM
Leads to
Competing at higher levels,
performing better in races, engaging in exercise more frequently
Body dissatisfaction, exercise dependency, and depression
Not always good all the time
EVALUATIVE CONCERNS PERFECTIONISM
Burnout, overtraining, and injury
PERFECTIONISTIC REACTIVITY
The response of people that might cause a trigger, people are going to react in predictable ways,
Both PSP & ECP can be adaptive or maladaptive
because they can influence behaviours/reactions.
How perfectionistic individuals respond to
unfavourable outcomes will determine the adaptive or maladaptiveness of perfectionism. People high in perfectionistic reactivity have a characteristic
response to adversity or the threat of imperfection.
Perfectionists will overreact
Perfectionists will overreact (physiologically and
psychologically) in moments where it is difficult to be perfect. This is especially true in moments when one realizes that perfection is no longer attainable.
Perfectionism and Cognitive motivational relation theory of emotion
Cognitive motivational relational theory of emotions
High perfectionistic reactivity, primary appraisal would be threathining, secondary appraisal could be no
If I’m going for perfection I might not have the resources to achieve the goal
2X2 MODEL OF
PERFECTIONISM
“ALTHOUGH AN INDEPENDENT EFFECTS
APPROACH IS VALUABLE, ATHLETES, DANCERS,
AND EXERCISERS WILL EXHIBIT VARYING
DEGREES OF BOTH OF THE TWO HIGHER‐ORDER
DIMENSIONS OF PERFECTIONISM
SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEREFORE, EXAMINING
DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF PS AND PC IS
IMPORTANT.
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