3 types of perfectionism
- Self-oriented: when people are highly critical of themselves.
- Other-oriented: when people are highly critical of others.
- Socially-prescribed: when people think others expect them to be perfect and then pressure themselves to be perfect in order to meet those expectations.
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3 types of perfectionism
- Self-oriented: the irrational desire to be perfect.
- Socially prescribed: perceiving excessive expectations from others.
- Other-oriented: placing unrealistic standards on others.
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