SED PE 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Unobservable, Achievement Orientation, Novelty Seeking
23 Jul 2020
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Perfectionism: the setting of excessively high standards of performance in conjunction with the tendency to make overly critical self-evaluation. Is driven by an overwhelming need to avoid failure. Is overly self-critical especially following poor performance. Perceives threat in a performance environment from a social evaluative perspective. Rarely feels competent in carrying out responsibilities and duties. Consistently doubts the quality of his/her performance. Rarely feel good about performance even when they have their best performance. Is prone to negative affect in achievement situations. In extreme cases, evaluate their experiences dichotomously: all or nothing thinking . Over emphasize precision, neatness, order and organization. Contend that successful individuals achieve their goals with minimal effort, few (if any) errors, high self-confidence, and little to no emotional distress. Have very high personal standards of achievement. Adaptive perfectionists endeavor for success they tend to complete tasks in good time and have high standards for their work.
