Perfectionism

WHY BEING PERFECT ISN'T ALWAYS A GOOD THING

Perfectionism is a personality trait characterized by a person’s striving

for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards,
accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns
regarding others evaluation.

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...Of gifted students in rural middle

schools are perfectionist
Duke University in America found nearly 30 percent of those
87.5% surveyed were neurotic perfectionists (suffering the negative
side of perfection).

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The General population contains

approximately 30% Perfectionist

30%
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. IN A STUDY DONE
ON SENIORS OVER
perfect THE AGE OF 65 IT WAS
FOUND THAT
parents might be at risk for PERFECTIONISM WAS
CONNECTED TO A
post partum depression
51% INCREASE
because of “socially prescribed IN RISK OF DEATH.
perfection” in which individuals
feels others expect them
to be perfect.

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40%
of adolescent with
Anorexia nervosa
displayed perfectionist
tendencies in a Spanish study

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Perfectionism has been

found by research to be a risk factor for

DEPRESSION