Psychiatry and Psychology

Perfectionism

A personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.

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A personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.

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2017

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  1. F01.752w.823w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perfectionism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072639. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072639
  2. Perfectionism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfectionism_(psychology)
  3. Perfectionism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1121749