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Keywords

Perfectionism (Personality trait);

Abstract

The construct of perfectionism is an important one for today's counselor. Perfectionism has been associated with a wide variety of psychopathologies, including anxiety (Flett, Hewitt, & Dyck, 1989), depression (Hewitt & Flett, 1990), and personality disorders (Broday, 1988; Hewitt & Flett, 1991 b). A number of theorists have connected perfectionism with unhealthy or pathological symptomatology (e.g. Adler, 1956; Burns, 1980b; Horney, 1950). Recently, however, perfectionism has been associated with both healthy and unhealthy characteristics (Slaney & Ashby, in press). Slaney, Ashby, and Trippi (in press) suggested that the component of high personal standards appeared to be an important aspect of the definition of perfectionism, but not always problematic.

Year of Submission

1995

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Educational Administration and Counseling

First Advisor

Jeffrey S. Ashby

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Date Original

1995

Object Description

1 PDF file (24 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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