Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast Perfectionism with Jennifer Kemp, MPsych
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Oct 4, 2022 AI Snips
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Perfectionism Is Behavioral Patterns
- Perfectionism is a set of behavioral patterns, not just a fixed personality trait.
- It includes helpful striving but can also have unhelpful, rigid aspects worth changing.
Five Processes of Unhelpful Perfectionism
- Unhelpful perfectionism has five key processes including rigid standards, fear of failure, harsh self-criticism, avoidance behaviors, and life consequences.
- Rigid rules and fear of mistakes create a self-perpetuating cycle of distress and avoidance.
Success Feels Perpetually Insufficient
- Reaching high achievement often feels insufficient; success is dismissed and standards are continually raised.
- This leads to chronic feelings of never being good enough despite accomplishments.