High standards are the hallmark of perfectionism and one tends to be overly critical of one's actions, expressed with concern about mistakes and insecurities about actions and beliefs. Perfectionist beliefs are an important underlying cause of various psychopathologies, so this scale helps clarify underlying causes of concern for clients. and is particularly useful for assessing people with body image problems such as anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.

Some people take pride in their perfectionist nature, and such beliefs can be important targets for psychological intervention. It helps highlight the lack of perfectionism and provides physicians and patients with a valuable benchmark for "normal" levels of perfectionism.

Perfectionism is an essential psychological construct. However it is measured, increased levels of perfectionism are found in anorexia nervosa (Bastiani, Rao, Weltzin, & Kaye, 1995), social phobia, panic disorder (Saboonchi, Lundh, & Ost, 1999), bulimia nervosa (Vohs, Bardone, Joiner, Abramson, & Heatherton, 1999), anxiety (Klibert, Langhinrichsen-Rohling, & Saito, 2005), depression (Rice & Dellwo, 2001), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (Frost, Marten, Lahart, & Rosenblate, 1990).

Prospective research has found that higher levels of perfectionism predict eating disorders (Lilienfeld, Wonderlich, Riso, Crosby, & Mitchell, 2006) and depression (Hewitt, Flett & Ediger, 1996; Rice & Dellwo, 2001), suggesting that the construct may play a role in the etiology of these disorders. Interestingly, perfectionism also appears to be related to positive outcomes and characteristics, such as achievement motivation (Klibert et al., 2005) and self-efficacy (Mills & Blankstein, 2000).

ASPECTS OF PERFECTIONISM:

Based on their research and the work of their predecessors, Hewitt and Frett proposed the following structure of perfectionist elements.
self-centred perfectionism
social perfectionism
socially prescribed perfectionism
The total score for all components reflects your overall level of perfectionism. However, the percentage of the perfectionist element may vary. Therefore, different people may have different profiles of perfectionism components, even at the same general level.
If you pass the perfectionism test, your structure will tell you where your standards are too high. Later, you may find it easier to accept the imperfections of this world.

INSTRUCTION

You will be offered 45 simple statements concerning your personal characteristics and traits. There is no wrong or right answers, just decide honestly whether you agree or disagree with each item.

Note that this test is provided for educational purposes only, and its questions and results can in no way be interpreted as a specialist or doctor’s advice.

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