The War on Perfectionism

Perfectionism is feeling anxious about a project because you want it to be perfect, so you stress over and procrastinate until the last minute. It is not being able to walk away from a task because you always feel that it could be more perfect. It is thinking that it’s unacceptable to make a mistake and that your achievements and accomplishments define who you are. “Perfectionism is a personality disposition characterized by a person’s striving for flawlessness, and the setting

Perfectionism keeps individuals frozen and full of fear. Perfectionism is wanting nothing less than being perfect at everything i do. Being perfect at everything is ok, however, perfectionism certainly comes with cons. Most of the time I lose sight of the “big picture” i worry more about details. this stops me from focusing on my main goal. My final dance project was to do a dance to a scene from lion king. My group of friends and i chose the the main hyensa. i was banzai, everyone said i was mean and i needed to be the mean hyena. I was the only one who did art, i was the main one to work on the costumes. I was more focused on our costumes being perfect rtaher than the “big picture” the dance. My group members came up with the dance. I learned the dance the day of the show. I recieved an ok grade, i messed up on parts of the dance which counted for most of our grade. Not the costumes being

Perfectionism is conceptualized as a multidimensional construct (Ayerst, Flett, & Hewitt, 2012). As cited in Ayerst, Flett and Hewitt (2012), Frost, Marten, Lahart and Rosenblate {I am working on getting access to this source} view perfectionism as a cognitive construct focused on concerns about making mistakes, posessing high standards, and doubting one’s actions. Additionally, Frost and colleagues also understood perfectionism as involving two

Perfectionism can be defined as an individual’s determination of extremely high standards of performance and behaviour. Hagen (2016) suggests that perfectionism stems from a genetic predisposition combined with environmental factors and an individual’s life experiences.

Do you push yourself to be the best? Do you get mad at yourself for not doing the best? Do you delay assignments till the last possible limit because of fear of rejection? Do you feel horrible when work isn’t done to your best ability of when minor failures seem like catastrophic ones? These are all signs of what is known as perfectionism (Pacht 1984). If you seem to agree with most of these things then you might be a perfectionist. According to Webster’s dictionary, it states that perfectionism is "a disposition which regards anything less than perfect, unacceptable." Many people in the world suffer from perfectionism. So is that case of Mike Bellah. His perfectionism lead him to a lifestyle where he lost

I have always assumed that being a perfectionist was a good thing. From an early age I became enchanted with the “Charlie Sheen mentality;” I had to be “winning,” or at least convince myself that I was. An internal voice encouraged me to be the best that I could be, and failure, quite simply, was not in my vocabulary. However, as I prepared to enter high school, my innate desire to be a perfectionist truly acted as the anchor that slowly weighed me down. I learned that perfection was undeniably unattainable in my life; my devotion to “perfectionism” led me astray on a long, twisting path of deceit. I occupied my time with unchallenging schoolwork and “cheated the system” by electing to compete in the baseball league designed for kids a full year younger than me. As it turns out, trying to be a big fish in a little pond was the way I insulated myself from failure, the way I falsely convinced myself that I was “winning.” I was afraid to try, or rather I was afraid of the possibility that I might try and fail. Attempting something difficult carried the risk of not succeeding, and with it the implication that

In section five Do rightly to all the things means by being truth to yourself and others. By treating others equally of they are Christians or not. I believe that if you are truthful to yourself you are being truthful to God. Love yourself and don't try to be fake with others and you.God sees the really you.

I toss and turn all night. All I am thinking about is the “if only I had not procrastinated”, but there is no use focusing on that now, it does not help. I think about all the assignments I have put off all semester because my anxiety of failing at something. It’s not like I hadn’t been to class and paid attention, but I worried I would not measure up to my own high standards, so I ignored them. I laid there dreaming that my professor would just disappear. Maybe he gets kidnapped by Somali pirates, or abducted by aliens, or maybe he shows up to class wearing a sombrero yelling “everyone gets an A and here’s some cake!” while throwing confetti. I can dream. I know when my alarm goes off I will be

Throughout school you’ve most likely seen these two types of people, the perfectionist and the procrastinator. The perfectionist always getting an A for their hard work, while the procrastinator sometimes slides by with a 70 with their mess of a paper or project. From a glance, these two varieties of people seem like yin and yang, but in some ways they can be alike.

“Your impatience with errors,” I have considered myself a perfectionist for many years now. I know that when I start a task I need it to be close to perfect or I will

My client came to seek help on their perfectionism at the workplace. My client’s department chair was instructed by the principal to make copies and have the copies filled out by their co-workers within their department. My client waited for the copies but realized they were not done towards the end of the day. The copies were not made until after working hours and were given to the teachers the following day. My client did not like the way their department chair organized the paperwork. My client thought he/she could do better and more efficient with the stack of

Everybody has something that helps to shape their perspective of life and how they complete different tasks. For some people, this could be a mental disorder. For others, it could be growing up with their parents divorced. Sadly, some children grow up without even knowing their parents. I will be writing from the perspective of a boy who grew up being a perfectionist.

Which in turn leads to failure, which will lead to disappointment and negative feelings of worthlessness or not being good enough, which in time could lead to depression, anxiety, etc… “Perfectionism – the maladaptive practice of holding oneself or others to an unrealistic, unattainable or unsustainable standard of organization, order, or accomplishment in one particular area of living, while sometimes neglecting common standards of organization, order or accomplishment in other areas of living.” (Out of the fog 2007-2015, retrieved from: http://outofthefog.website/top-100-trait-blog/2015/11/4/perfectionism). A full description of “perfectionism” as by article reads: “Perfectionism in its Adaptive form is often seen as a compliment in reference to diligence and the pursuit of excellence. But the Maladaptive (or neurotic) form is a destructive, dysfunctional type of persistent perfectionism, which is ultimately damaging both to the perfectionist and to those closest to them.” (Out of the fog 2007-2015, retrieved from: http://outofthefog.website/top-100-trait-blog/2015/11/4/perfectionism). This is a personality disorder that the participant has struggled with for as long as he can remember; the origin is unsure but is believed that it may have come from his parents who are also “perfectionist.” While there is no concrete evidence that “perfectionism” is hereditary,

The idea of perfection developed by the media, consists of the characteristics tall, blonde, and simply unrealistic. The photoshopped pictures of these idealistic women are all over magazines and billboards. Women conform themselves to try to meet these standards through plastic surgeries, crazy exercise routines and potentially deadly diets. A combination of outside influences and genetics can drive women to major mental disorders.

Chapter 6 of our textbook talks about the concept of the early childhood educator as a model. Whether they realize it or not, teachers are constantly modeling behaviors and attitudes for their students. Some of these behaviors and attitudes provide good examples for students and others serve as poor examples. My tendency toward perfectionism is one habit I don't wish to model for my future students. As a perfectionist, I would often, and sometimes still do, strive for unattainable standards, be very self-critical and try hard to avoid failure at all costs.