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	ScienceDaily: Perfectionism (psychology)
		Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection should be strived for.
		Perfectionism (psychology) -- Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection should be strived for.
		Neurosis -- In modern psychology, the term neurosis, also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, is a general term that refers to any mental imbalance that causes distress, but does not interfere with...
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/Perfectionism_(psychology) (1547 words)

	Psychology Today: Perfectionism: Impossible Dream
		Perfectionism may be hurting you in more ways than you think.
		That's why, contrary to expectations, perfectionists are ill-suited to working in risky environments like nuclear reactors or high-tech fighter planes, where mistakes must be shared at once to avoid catastrophe.
		Indeed, a study of pilots found that accidents and perfectionism often go hand-in-hand.
	www.psychologytoday.com /articles/pto-19950501-000002.html (340 words)

	Perfectionism (psychology) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Perfectionism is one of the 16 Personality Factors identified by Raymond Cattell.
		Perfectionism is a risk factor for obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and clinical depression.
		Perfectionism may be a legacy of our evolutionary past.
	www.pillscatalog.net /Perfectionism_%28psychology%29.html (779 words)

	ScienceDaily: Perfectionism Can Lead To Imperfect Health: High Achievers More Prone To Emotional, Physical And ...
		The Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, as it is also known, was just published this week by Multi-Health Systems Inc., based in Toronto.
		It is the first published scale that focuses specifically on perfectionism from a multidimensional perspective.
		"Perfectionism is not officially recognized as a psychiatric disorder.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2004/06/040614074620.htm (747 words)

	Cogprints - The evolutionary psychology of perfectionism: Reply to Prudkov on Brain-Expertise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Cogprints - The evolutionary psychology of perfectionism: Reply to Prudkov on Brain-Expertise
		The evolutionary psychology of perfectionism: Reply to Prudkov on Brain-Expertise
		Skoyles, John R. The evolutionary psychology of perfectionism: Reply to Prudkov on Brain-Expertise.
	cogprints.org /2267 (210 words)

	Psychology works for Perfectionism: APNS
		Perfectionism is a multidimensional personality style that is associated with a large number of psychological, interpersonal, and achievement-related difficulties.
		Perfectionism is a chronic source of stress, often leaving the individual feeling that he/she is a failure.
		In addition to these three kinds of perfectionism that focus on a need to be perfect, there is also a kind of perfectionism that involves needing to appear to others as if one is perfect.
	www.apns.ca /prob_perfectionism.html (582 words)

	Perfectionism, Procrastination and Academic Underachievement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between perfectionism, procrastination, and the underachieving personality.
		Perfectionism is more than just a compulsive and sometimes destructive desire to obtain perfection.
		Generalized perfectionism is thought to be motivated by both a need to achieve perfection and to avoid failure (Hewitt and Flett, 1991b), but it is the focus on avoiding failure, and the associated anxiety, that promotes negative outcomes.
	wabakimi.carleton.ca /~jlalonde/MajorPaper.htm (3309 words)

	Psychology
		Philosophy, Psychology, and Psychologism is intended for professionals in the fields indicated, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in related areas of study, and interested lay readers.
		It is peculiarly in the case of psychology, where the empirical facts of psychological experience have at least traditionally been regarded as essentially subjective, that a division has emerged between two opposed ways of trying to make logic and other philosophical subdisciplines (broadly, according to one ideology or another) `scientific'.
		The association between perfectionism and stress is further evaluated in chapter 12, in which Kirk R. Blankstein and David M. Dunkley assess the role of coping, stress, and social support as mediating and moderating factors in the association between perfectionism and distress.
	www.wordtrade.com /science/psychology/psychology.htm (3070 words)

	Perfectionism Summary
		Perfectionism is a psychological orientation which, depending on the severity, may have biological and/or environmental causes.
		Negative effects of perfectionism are felt especially when an individual is a perfectionist in all areas of life, rather than in one realm, such as an artistic or scientific pursuit, which might allow room for mistakes in other areas of life.
		Perfectionism is socially encouraged by the modern emphasis on accuracy of information and evidence of success in life.
	www.bookrags.com /Perfectionism (1227 words)

	Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Although in the past the concept of perfectionism received relatively little empirical study, beginning in the late 1970s and the 1980s several pioneers developed and laid the groundwork for the field of psychology known now as perfectionism.
		Perfectionism, in general, has been found to correlate in an inverse manner with self-actualization and has been found to be directly associated with several indices of irrational thinking (Flett, Hewitt, Blankstein, and Koledin, 1991).
		Socially prescribed perfectionism seems to be associated with the use of conflictual coping strategies (i.e., sarcasm, nagging, blaming, demanding change) and trait anger, both of which are known to be disadvantageous to intimate relationships (Haring et al., 2003).
	www.kon.org /urc/v4/bailey.html (6908 words)

	PsycARTICLES - A Near-Perfect Anthology of Perfectionism
		Perfectionism has been investigated as a set of personality characteristics useful for distinguishing a number of adaptive versus maladaptive behaviors related to emotional and interpersonal functioning.
		Perfectionism is a difficult construct to define operationally, and research on perfectionism has been blessed (or cursed) with several competing multidimensional instruments.
		A chapter providing a theoretical consideration of the role of perfectionism in the experience of social anxiety begins with a deliberation on factors contributing to social anxiety and culminates with a compelling two-component model of perfectionism.
	www1.appstate.edu /~hillrw/PerfBkreview.html (1690 words)

	Athletic Insight - Perfectionism and Mood States among Recreational and Elite Athletes
		This ‘negative’ perfectionism was revealed in significant correlations between the socially-prescribed perfectionism dimensions and total mood disturbance, as found in the present study.
		The correlation between total perfectionism and fatigue is consistent with research done by Magnusson, Nias, and White (1996) who implicated perfectionism as a susceptibility factor in the development of chronic fatigue.
		When perfectionism is encouraged or reinforced by a parent, coach, teammate, or significant other, it is associated with a variety of negative mood states including total mood disturbance, depression-dejection, fatigue, tension-anxiety, and anger-hostility.
	www.athleticinsight.com /Vol8Iss4/Perfectionism.htm (4885 words)

	JYI: Perfectionism and Loneliness as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms: A Test of an Integrative Model
		Overall, perfectionism was found to be neither a significant main nor interactive predictor of depressive symptoms, while loneliness was found to be a significant unique main, but not interactive, predictor of depressive symptoms.
		Other-oriented perfectionism describes the tendency for an individual to expect that others should or will be perfect in their performance, and socially prescribed perfectionism refers to the tendency for an individual to believe that others expect perfection from him or her (Hewitt and Flett 1991b).
		Since measures of perfectionism and loneliness are distinctly different, we expected that both perfectionism and loneliness would be unique predictors of depressive symptoms.
	www.jyi.org /volumes/volume10/issue1/articles/park.html (3858 words)

	The Sport Journal: Volume9, Number2,Spring 2006:An Exploration of State and Trait Anger, Anger Expression and ...
		The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the dimensions of perfectionism and various aspects of anger, such as state, trait, and the expression of anger, for collegiate springboard divers.
		This lack of a relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and anger may be explained by children not holding themselves as accountable for their actions as an adult might, and instead, lashing out at others who are perceived to be placing unfair perfectionistic demands upon them.
		Perfectionism is also a trait characteristic and examining the development of these qualities, and the ties between them, could lead to greater insight into how they may be fostered or discouraged.
	www.thesportjournal.org /2006Journal/Vol9-No2/Sinclair.asp (5442 words)

	Gifted - Psychology Wiki
		Perfectionism is another common emotional issue for gifted individuals.
		Gifted children may have difficulty with perfectionism because they set standards that would be appropriate to their mental age (the level at which they think), but then can't meet them because they are trapped in a younger body.
		Perfectionism is also encouraged by the fact that gifted individuals tend to be successful in much or all of what they do because their abilities have not been challenged, and consequently try to avoid failure.
	psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Gifted (2252 words)

	perfectionism
		A cherished goal for only a small portion of the population, excellence is the hard-won prize of those whose zeal and dedication are fueled by the drive to attain perfection, as they envision it.
		Perfectionism is the most misunderstood aspect of the personality of the gifted.
		Psychology characterizes it in extremely negative ways, which may be counterproductive to the development of the gifted individual.
	talentdevelop.com /perfection.html (1837 words)

	RUNNING HEADING: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERFECTIONISM
		Based on previous research on the importance of emotional intelligence and perfectionism this experiment was designed to investigate the importance of these traits with leadership scores.
		The hypothesis that an individual who has high emotional intelligence and adaptive perfectionism would have a higher score on the leadership inventory was supported by the results.
		A main effect was found for all levels of perfectionism, non-perfectionistic, adaptive, and maladaptive traits.
	web.sbu.edu /psychology/lavin/julia.htm (2807 words)

	The analysis of levels of emotional intelligence and perfectionism in leadership positions
		Emotional Intelligence (EQ/EI): ability to perceive, appraise and express one’s emotions fully and completely with specific details, the ability to receive the feelings that are expressed through one’s cognitive abilities; the ability to comprehend affect- laden information used in emotional knowledge; and the ability to control emotions (Salovey et al., 2000).
		Perfectionism: high personal standards an individual expresses plus the tendency to overly criticize oneself when faced with failure to meet high personal standards that were set (Juster, et al., 1996).
		Perfectionism: High and low levels of perfectionism, measured by the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scales (MPS).
	web.sbu.edu /psychology/lavin/sgnjulia.htm (320 words)

	Perfectionism bad for your health
		York University psychology professor Gordon Flett says that perfectionists are prone to health problems because they are under constant stress.
		Flett and a team of Canadian researchers in a landmark study have developed a 45-item questionnaire to identify the three types of perfectionists: self-oriented perfectionists (expect perfection of themselves); other-oriented perfectionists (demand perfection from other people); and socially prescribed perfectionists (think others expect perfection from them).
		Moreover, Flett, who is also Canada Research Chair in Personality and Health, adds that certain forms of perfectionism can be linked to a host of emotional, physical and relationship problems, including depression, eating disorders, marital discord and even suicide.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=2100 (450 words)

	Paul Nervy Notes
		In this case, the psychopathology of perfectionism is learned by the individual from the society at large.
		Perhaps perfectionism arose out of a desire for pure drinking water and then went out of control and became a generalized reaction in some people.
		One danger with pursuing perfectionism is that sometimes we become unable to accept imperfection, and such perfectionism is a pathological condition that renders us unable to deal with the world.
	www.paulnervy.com /pnn185.html (1334 words)

	perfectionism.htm
		that perfectionism is necessarily a negative phenomenon that leads to impaired mental health in children and adolescents.
		perfectionism are so pervasive in the children's lives, it would be next to impossible to confine intervention to school-related concerns.
		intervene to decrease levels of perfectionism that are actually adaptive and contribute to the well-being of the student.
	www.usm.maine.edu /~amoroso/edu621/perfectionism.htm (4055 words)

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		The role of emotional dysregulation in perfectionism and psychological distress.
		Perfectionism, stress, and social (dis)connection: A short-term study of hopelessness, depression, and academic adjustment among honors students.
		Castro, J. R., and Rice, K. Perfectionism and ethnicity: Implications for depressive symptoms and academic achievement.
	www.psych.ufl.edu /~rice/Recent_Publications.htm (489 words)

	Perfectionism and Its Destructive Path, by Charles C. Ziccardi
		Perfectionism is a concept that plagues our society in many ways.
		Perfectionism starts to develop in people at a very early age.
		In order for these people to benefit, they must first recognize their own perfectionist behaviors and thoughts, and learn that the only key to being "perfect" is feeling good about yourself.
	www.selfgrowth.com /articles/ziccardi.html (491 words)

	Journal of Statistics Education, v13n2: Scott J. Seipel and Charles H. Apigian
		Although the concept of perfectionism has been investigated for more than four decades, it was the concurrent efforts of separate research teams in the 1990s that have led to the multidimensional perfectionism measures commonly utilized today.
		Given the nature of perfectionism and its bidirectional effects on performance, it is surprising that very little research has been done on the impact of perfectionism in the college classroom.
		However, given that perfectionism has been linked to factors that can affect academic performance and that perfectionism is an innate and relatively unchangeable aspect of the personality of some students, it would appear beneficial to understand its direct implications on student performance and the effectiveness of the statistics instructor.
	www.amstat.org /publications/jse/v13n2/seipel.html (7601 words)

	Sports Psychology and Mental Training
		All athletes love to find the elusive zone, but did you know that most of the time you are not performing in the zone.
		This sports psychology teleclass teaches you the mental toughness strategies to perform with trust in competition.
		In this spring 2007 sports psychology teleclass, Dr. Cohn explains the concepts of fear of failure and success by using real life examples in sports.
	www.peaksportsnetwork.com (984 words)

	SENG: Articles & Resources - Social and emotional issues faced by gifted girls in elementary and secondary school
		Perfectionism can cause talented women to set unreasonable goals for themselves and strive to achieve at increasingly higher levels.
		In a recent study on perfectionism in gifted adolescents in a middle school, Schuler (1997) found that perfectionism is a continuum with behaviors ranging from healthy/normal to unhealthy/dysfunctional.
		Unlike the healthy female perfectionists, they viewed their parents' perfectionism negatively, and perceived parental expectations as demands to be perfect in everything they did.
	www.sengifted.org /articles_social/Reis_SocialAndEmotionalIssuesFacedByGiftedGirls.shtml (2440 words)

	Skoyles, John R. (1999) The Evolutionary Psychology of Perfectionism, Psycoloquy: 10,#54 Brain Expertise (7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		Type I evolutionary psychology argues that complex cognitive skills much like physiological organs (such as the eye) are innate adaptations which arose during the Pleistocene by a process of natural selection.
		The perfectionism motivation that might have enabled early humans to engage in the deliberative practice needed to acquire, say, the skills for making stone tools, could, in modern people motivate the continued practice necessary for becoming a chessmaster, a virtuoso musician, or an Olympic gold medallist.
		Whether perfectionism arises from enlarged brains or focused adaptations to the limbic system is an important question and one which should be accessible to empirical investigation, for example, by comparing during fMRI the brain activations of musicians playing in deliberative practice or for pleasure.
	psycprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk /archive/00000689 (2406 words)

	Amazon.com: Perfectionism : A Sure Cure for Happiness: Books: J. Clayton Lafferty,Lorraine F. Lafferty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
		This book maintains that perfectionism, contrary to the popular belief that it is an admirable character trait, actually contributes to physical illness and unhappiness in the individual and creates conflict and dissatisfaction in the home and workplace.
		These findings are based on the authors' professional experience as clinical psychologists working with people who suffer from perfectionism as well as a study of data collected over a 10-year period from 9,211 men and women.
		Rather, they seek to expose the mythical standard of perfectionism that frequently causes its purveyors to be alienated from family, friends, and business associates (alone in a pointless and endless crusade.
	www.amazon.com /Perfectionism-Happiness-J-Clayton-Lafferty/dp/0879804394 (786 words)

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