The article I chose to critique is “An Efficient Method for Classifying Perfectionists” (Rice, K & Ashby, J, 2007). This article is very informative and detailed in its description of the study of classification of perfectionists. Intro The introduction is lengthy but covers all needed aspects of the study. The stated purpose is clear. It states at the end of the first paragraph that the study is looking for an easy method for counselors or school staff to identify perfectionism within its student body and further identify one’s that may need intervention due to maladaptive perfectionism which can lead to increased mental and physical issues. Rice and Ashby (2007) provide an extensive literature review. This review covers most previous studies of this topic. They even include papers that are in press to their references. This indicates to the reader that the authors were very thorough in their review of previous studies, which is an important aspect. This literature review provides a comprehensive background for their work and they note ways to improve on previous research to further assist in the field. They fashioned their research to improve on what they saw as lacking in the other studies, namely providing for a larger sample size and better clustering techniques. I believe this review was more than adequate and the authors used it well to set up their contribution and hypothesis. The authors contend that through their research they will be able to provide an instrument with easy attainable measurements to counselors and other helping professions to assist them in identifying maladaptive perfectionism. Whereas this topic had been studied before the results had not lent themselves to this type of tool for the counseling com... ... middle of paper ... ...ive perfectionist group. This prompted the need for more research on depression in this population. This article and research was very well done. The authors provided all information necessary to understand the research and results. They did an exemplary job of showing their statistical analyses and validations throughout the study. They were very objective throughout the paper and pointed out their own limitations and further needs. The last point was that this study was focused on the student population (university age students: 18-30) so this study would not provide valid results for an adult taking the using the same measures. Works Cited 1. Rice, K. & Ashby, J. (2007). An efficient method for classifying perfectionists. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54(1) 72-85. 2. Huck, S.W. (2008). Reading Statistics and Research (5th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
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The participant’s BDI scores reflected moderate depression severity in the depressed group (mean = 29.62, SD = 9.27), and no depression in the control group (mean = 3.26, SD = 3.83). To measure for the level of perfectionism of an individual the performance perfectionism scale which is a 32-item questionnaire that measures outcome expectancy for performance associated with perfectionism was used. The PPS indexes how individuals expect their perfectionism to influence their performance. To make a graph from the measurements two dimensions are used in this study include, the outcome expectancy for performance (positive or negative), and the source of the high standards for performance (self-generated or prescribed by others). Four subtypes of perfectionism are quantified in the PPS: Positive Self-Oriented Performance Perfectionism, Negative Self-Oriented Performance Perfectionism, Positive Socially Prescribed Performance Perfectionism, and Negative Socially Prescribed Performance Perfectionism. Another test was conducted to measure the depression symptoms which was called Beck depression inventory II. This test includes 21-items questionnaire and the coefficient alphas were .93 and .94 for the Cognitive and Non-Cognitive subscales, respectively. The results revealed that positive and negative outcome expectancy
The authors of the essays that I read all suffered from one form or another of OCD. Robin Belinda Street is a freelance writer, wife, and aunt. Marc Summers is a 45-year-old husband, father, and TV show host of Nickelodeon's Double Dare. Elizabeth N. is a 17-year-old student and basketball player. Amy George is also a teenage student. Gabrielle Bauer is a new mother. The author of "Escape From the Manhole" is a husband, father, and graduate student. These authors of varying ages and life experiences all share a common fate. We can learn about their condition by comparing how these unique individuals experienced their common bond.
Depression is a state characterized by a sad mood and loss of interest in one’s usual activities with feelings of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, psychomotor agitation or retardation and trouble concentrating. (Nolen-Hoeksema, & Rector, 2011, p.297) Depression is a common major health problem that significantly affects the patient as well as generating extensive costs for the society. (Johansson, Nyblom, Carlbring, Cuijpers & Andersson, 2013) Thus, it is really important that this illness can get treated with the right therapies to minimize the negative impacts on the individual’s quality of life. Psychodynamic treatments are developed from Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis which formulates t...
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Depression is a psychological disease. It is one of the most common mental illnesses (Blais, et al., 2013). Depression was known since antiquity. Hippocrates diagnosed it in fourth century BC (McNamara and Horan, 1986). After World War II, depression was described as “aggression turned inward” (McNamara & Horan, 1986). Now there is Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, which is designed to evaluate how severe is depression (Gibbons et al., 2012).
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During the school day, I always work my hardest to complete all of my homework, and if I end up bringing some home, I prefer to get it done as soon as possible. While working with my grandparents either in the garden or around the farm, I strive to impress them with my hard work and determination to get the job done. Even in my current job, I work hard to complete the given tasks correctly and also efficiently. Perfectionism is obviously incorporated in all of those working environments, and I believe that it pushes me harder and harder each day. As a result of my perfectionism the outcome of my work is usually the best it can be. Although it might limit me, I always give one hundred percent when it comes to completing various tasks, and find pride in being a hard
Because of the nature of the disorder, the approach to assessment, and eventual treatment, needs to include the views of other professionals that...
The Five-Factor Model of Personality gives an insight to psychologists when dealing with patients and test subjects. Due to this theory, research psychologist are able to research personality more accurately and uphold a better understanding when discussing the reasoning behind certain pre-disposed tendencies. Also, counselors which practice different types of therapy are enabled to learn details concerning their patient that can assist in the treatment of that specific patient. There have been multiple disputes in regards to the validity of the Five-Factor Model of Personality theory. Many skeptics believe that there are too many variations that come into play when dealing with personality in order to accurately depict and diagnose a 100% accurate declaration of ones’ characteristics (McCrae, 1991). The issue with relying on the model in order to declare one’s characteristics is that there is often overlap between the degrees of high and low (Popkins, 1998). Although this is a valid statement, the model is a significant role in sorting through the variations to achieve a probable consensus. Therefore, the model cannot achieve a result without any probable cause for doubt but generally will provide a clear depiction of ones’ traits and
Mental disorders which falls under the umbrella of Abnormal psychology can be attributed to the ability to treat and diagnose mental disorders. Based on advances such as the development of the scientific method psychologists are now able to fully and efficiently attribute the causes of mental disorders to physical and unphysical traits. The process i...