noun. the propensity to require of other people or of oneself a greater degree of performance than is mandated by the scenario, considered by some to be a risk factor for depression.
PERFECTIONISM: "My mother was always an advocate of perfectionism- it's probably the very reason that I am against it."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PERFECTIONISM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/perfectionism/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
