PERFECTIONISM AS A DRIVE TO PERFECTION: DEFINITION, TYPES, MODELS Cover Image

PERFEKCJONIZM JAKO DĄŻENIE DO DOSKONAŁOŚCI: DEFINICJE, TYPOLOGIE, MODELE
PERFECTIONISM AS A DRIVE TO PERFECTION: DEFINITION, TYPES, MODELS

Author(s): Olena Loza
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwa AGH
Keywords: perfectionism; perfectionism model; types of perfectionism; high standards; polarized thinking

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a theoretical analysis of perfectionism as psychological phenomena. It considers definitions of perfectionism, showing its relationship to personality, and describes the types and models of Frost (1990), Hewitt and Flett (1991) Slaney (2001), and Garanian and Kholmogorova (2009). Based on this analysis, the author proposes a model of perfectionism.

  • Issue Year: 13/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 259-267
  • Page Count: 11