Introduction
Most people would consider having high standards is a good personality attribute. It showcases the strength of your character as well as work ethic when striving for excellence. These high standards push you to your maximum potential carrying out the best results possible in a person. This can be seen when athletes practise days on end trying to perfect themselves in the field of sport they are in.
Perfectionism, on the other hand, is a personality trait characterized by a person striving for flawlessness and excessively high performance standards. One of the first psychologists to argue for two distinct types of perfectionism, Hamachek, classified people as normal perfectionists and neurotic perfectionists. Normal perfectionists set out to pursue perfection without the uncertainty of compromising their pride, as well as deriving pleasure from their efforts. In contrast to normal perfectionists, neurotic perfectionists pursue extremely high standards which are usually unattainable or attainable which excessive strain.
It is often mistaken that in order to be successful, one must be a perfectionist. However, these people fail to realize success can be achieved despite their compulsive striving for high standards. Frankly, there exists evidence that proves given similar levels of talent, skill and intellect, perfectionists perform less successfully than their non-perfectionists counterparts. Perfectionists have this notion that mistakes should not be made and mistakes made will result in them as a failure or a dreadful person for letting other people down. This method of thinking forces the fear of failure on perfectionists thus causing a lot of stress for them and disappointment as they are not able to meet their...
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...goals appear to be unlikely to generate enormous distress or dissatisfaction.
Point: Judging their self-worth based on the accomplishment of these standards
Low self-esteem perfectionists doubt their ability to achieve the standards they set and may posses the ability to give up attempts to to attain it for a time. These individuals are likely to interpret an unmet goal as reflection of their inadequacy and inability. The self
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The mean of Maladaptive perfectionism was 2.47 (2dp) and a low SD of 0.74 (2dp). The also Low SD of Maladaptive perfectionism statistics indicate a low chance of variability in the dataset. The mean Maladaptive
But then her eyes sought Aylmer’s face with trouble and anxiety. She then said to him ‘Dearest Aylmer, I’m dying,’ and she died.” (Hawthorne 324). Perfectionism is something everyone should try to avoid. It can never bring comfort, instead it adds to the
...that can foil even the best plans. Perfection does not have a single definition, “The act of making something perfect or better”-Merriam Webster. It is up to each individual to decide whether he or she achieved perfection in their job, and the bar to determine that is similarly different for each individual. In the end when the task has been completed individuals shouldn’t necessarily ask themselves if they were perfect, they should ask themselves how they can improve from their experience. Achieving perfection is a constant chase, when one thinks they were perfect they must also realize that they could have been better. When an individual thinks they are perfect, they have given up on the chase for perfection. “Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try.”
Perfection is much like the lottery; many people will strive for it with the hopes of attaining their ultimate goal, only to realize that reaching it is nearly impossible. However, unlike the lottery, there is not even the slightest chance of winning the final prize. To be completely perfect is an impossible feat, and the more attempts made to reach a status of “perfection”, the more let down a person will be. The quality of complete perfection is unobtainable and unreasonable, yet many cultures and certain groups of people take pride in being known as perfectionists. This reach for the impossible can be seen in the strict code followed by all knights during the feudal time period. Sir Gawain in the late
From a young age, I have always sought to categorize all aspects of my life. I have achieved this through the implementation of certain attributes. These include objectiveness, perfectionism, officiousness, industriousness and decisiveness. I thrive upon structure, without which I experience excessive anxiety. Whether it is a mild form of obsessive compulsive disorder or my inner drive to seek perfection in everything I do, it has impacted my relationships with others as well as my relationship with myself. My impartial nature and my desire to classify all aspects of my life have led me to judge myself and others very critically. My striving for perfection and my strong work ethic, has allowed me to become the best I can be in almost any field I put my mind to. The purpose of this essay is to consider the precepts of the book within the context of certain stages of my own life. Through reflecting on personal experiences I hope to gain a better understanding of myself.
My potential for success at the University of South Carolina will be driven by my perfectionism. This has motivated me in many aspects of my life, from spending hours just on the introduction of a paper to establish the right tone, to staying late after practice perfecting a float serve in volleyball. Throughout my school, I am known as a leader who will step up and take on any project necessary, from becoming President of Spirit Club and organizing spirit weeks and pep rallies, to becoming captain of the volleyball team as a junior. My perfectionism motives me to execute all of these projects to the best of my ability and make them the best they can be, down to the smallest detail. The attention to detail my perfectionism gives me is also
With perfectionism, procrastination arises because the perfectionist is either not capable of starting or finishing a task because the outcome will never live up to the perfectionist's unrealistic standards. Makes sense.
...o act unjustly. In order to sustain perfection there needs to be a willingness to negatively affect others for personal gain, such as the corporate leaders of the Compounds and their consumers, and Crake and all of the people close to him. The best way to avoid this very common and toxic desire in life is to be completely and utterly satisfied with the self and have no passion for perfection like Jimmy did. His acceptance of his dysfunctional family and himself allowed him to avoid the deception that is perfection.
When you are performing and competing as a gymnasts winning isn’t everything. For instance, when I would perform or compete on uneven bars if I was just happy with finishing my routine and not falling off the bars. Bars was my worst area in gymnastics. Almost every gymnasts has this area they dread but have to do. In this area if you didn’t win it didn’t matter as long as you did your best. Also just advancing in your skills is what matters to a gymnasts not winning. Another thing people say is all gymnasts are perfectionists. This is also a false statement. When being a gymnast you can’t be a perfectionist because if you are then every skill that you do won’t ever be good enough. Even the best of the best don’t do every skill perfectly. Gymnasts do spend a lot of time on one skill but that doesn’t mean that they are perfectionists. Many different components go into just one skill. For instance, doing a backflip in gymnastics you have to jump at the right time you have to tuck your legs in at the right time and point your toes. In many of the skills it is timing and it is very rare you go out there and do a performance completely perfect. To be a gymnast you can’t be a perfectionist because doing your best has to be good enough, otherwise you will constantly be down on yourself. For me when learning a new skill just landing on my feet makes me feel good. Then after I land it I worry
Perfection is what many people attempt to achieve in there lives, yet none do. It is the ideal result to the hard work and toil each person does, in order to become greater than they are now. Within literature, characters may seem perfect but upon closer inspection, are deeply flawed. This is the case in the three pieces of literature; Oedipus the King, My Last Duchess, and Death of a Salesman. All three of these prove that fact that “Perfection is like a dream. When people finally see the flaws, they wake up and the dream ends.”
Working in supervisory and managerial positions I do view problems as something to be solved and wanting to be a perfectionist I can spend some looking for the best resolve, one that will have everyone happy and enjoying working with each other. The reality is that that is not the case in many situations and time can be lost looking to build a relationship where there will never be one.
The first type of personality trait is openness. Openness regarding personality is the tendency to appreciate new art, ideas, values, feelings, and behaviors. People can either be in the low-scoring range or the high-scoring range. People in the low-scoring range are generally inartistic, down-to-earth, and they have narrow interests (Diener, 2017). People in the high-scoring range are generally curious, imaginative, and untraditional (Diener,2017). The score on my test stated that I received a sixteen out of nineteen for women. My test results for openness indicated that I am in the low-scoring range. Some behaviors that can indicate these results as true are when I am in an art museum I
Perfectionism of the mind is a goal rationalists try to strive for. Perhaps the main problem with this concept is that it promotes over achievement on everything we do. For many...
Whenever this happened, some always felt the need to blurt out that they knew something “the smart kid” didn’t; it was a terrible feeling that I tried hard to avoid. The concept of perfection also had a significant affect on my daily life outside of school. It prevented me from trying new things for fear of not being good at everything. As a perfectionist, I spent less time with my family because I was always studying, redoing notes, and “perfecting” assignments and
According to a recent psychological study, people who are more capable of dealing with goal conflicts bear a greater sense of self-discipline, and are happier than those without. These self-disciplined subjects spent lesser time over disputing