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Speaking of Psychology

Perfectionism: When good is never good enough, with Gordon Flett, PhD, and Bonnie Zucker, PsyD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Perfectionism might seem like a minor hurdle to overcome – or even a welcome personality trait. But perfectionism is different from simply striving for excellence and perfectionistic people are at higher risk for anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. Perfectionism researcher Gordon Flett, PhD, and clinical psychologist Bonnie Zucker, PsyD, discuss where perfectionism comes from, why it’s an increasing problem, how it affects people’s mental and physical health and how to treat it. Links Gordon Flett, PhD Bonnie Zucker, PsyD Speaking of Psychology Home Page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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co-occurring disorders, and issues like toxic perfectionism.

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where adolescents and young adults can be their authentic selves without needing to be perfect.

0:55.3

Learn more at newporthealthcare.com. Are you the type of person for whom good is never good enough? At first

1:03.0

glance, perfectionism might sound like a minor hurdle to overcome, or even a positive

1:08.4

personality trait. After all, what's wrong with wanting to excel? But perfectionism

1:14.2

is different from simply striving for excellence, and perfectionistic people are at higher risk for

1:20.0

anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders. So what's the difference between being a

1:25.9

perfectionist and just being a high achiever?

1:28.6

Where does perfectionism come from? Is it innate or learned? How does perfectionism affect

1:34.7

people's physical and mental health? What's the difference between expecting perfection

1:40.1

from yourself and expecting it from others? And if you, your child or someone else close to you, struggles with perfectionism,

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