Perfectionism

of perfectionism and depression. Perfectionism is described as having an urge/need to come across as perfect and the setting of very high standards (Campbell, 2015). Hewitt and Flett (1991) describe perfectionism as being multi-dimensional and each relate differently to each individual person. These three dimensions that Hewitt and Flett concluded in their studies are self-orientated perfectionism, socially described perfectionism and other orientated perfectionism. One type of perfectionism…

Generally, perfectionism is discussed in a negative way. A few examples of negative effects normally associated with perfectionism are inflexibility, low self- confidence, and high sensitivity to criticism. Science has found a link between parenting styles and perfectionism. When a group of scientists from California State University studied group of parents and parenting styles, they found…

A new study has linked perfectionism to burnout in three dimensions of life, namely work, school, and in sports. Though perfectionism can increase motivation and drive, it can also cause concern by creating potential health problems due to stress. Perfectionism and Burnout: How to ruin your success at work, school, and on the field Researchers at York St. John University in England have published an online study in the Personality and Social Psychology Review that used meta-analysis to compare…

In the beginning, it can seem like the right choice to make for the individual. He or she can live such a carefree life filled without worry; however, it can easily manipulate him or her until it eventually gets out of control and takes over his or her life. It is only a short matter of time before the individual discovers that his or her “perfect life” is crumbling down, but by then it is too late. Procrastination becomes a part of a routine- a habit. An individual can prevent it once he or she…

“There is no excuse for late work!” This is something my Teacher Mrs. Suarez used to always tell our class. I learned many things in Student Success; our teacher would go over many topics and lessons. Out of all those things that she taught us, there was one thing that I knew very well about and something I wanted to learn more about. The topic that interested me the most was procrastination; the reason being is I am the type of person that procrastinates a lot. I always tend to leave…

Procrastination is a problem that people face everyday in tasks both big and small. It is not uncommon to realize that most everyone has trouble with procrastination in some way or another. My client, Madison Waltrip, is no different. Madison came to me to help her bring an end to her continuous procrastination. In order to help her better I felt I needed to do some more research into what procrastination is and what causes us as people to do it. The first article I came across was,…

There is something about an “11:59pm” deadline on an assignment that college students seem to almost take as a dare from their professors. It is like they see it has a challenge on whether or not they can finish the assignment and do it well enough to obtain a satisfying grade. Procrastinating is something that is just done by college students, it something that many people struggle with in a lot of varying aspects of life. Procrastinating is a problem caused by several influences that can…

Procrastination affects many people, I even procrastinated writing this paper. The ways that it affects us can be different, sometimes procrastination doesn’t affect us too much, but other time it can cause major health risks such as, stress or depression. Recognizing this, Tim Urban presented a Ted Talk on procrastination and the dangers it can have. In his Ted Talk “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator”, Urban used pathos with a minimal amount of logos and ethos to express his message…

"Why Students Procrastinate in College" Students suffer detrimental consequences for procrastination in college. Most students put off or postpone something that needs to be completed within a designated time, in most cases opting to do something more pleasurable. A few examples of procrastination may be fear of failure, poor time management, or indecisiveness. According to FWU Journal of Social Science, studies indicate that college students many consisting of continued education students as…

The aim of our study was to show that there a strong link between perfectionism and depression in young adults. Our key findings in our research was that the higher a participant scored on both questionnaire’s the more likely they were to display traits of perfectionism and depression in their day to day lives. Therefore our aim and hypothesis were fulfilled as our results show a strong correlation between perfectionism and depression traits. We can also support our views with previous…