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Perfectionism and Suicide: Effects on People’s Lives
Perfectionism is not just being a perfect. Therefore, it has not a common definition, but according to published by Government of Western Australia Department of Health Centre for Clinical İnterventions’ article about perfectionism, perfectionism definition has three significant points: 1) the relentless striving for extremely high standards, 2) judging your self-worth largely on your ability to strive for and achieve such unrelenting standards, 3) experiencing negative consequences of setting such demanding standards, yet continuing to go for them despite the huge cost to you and ‘I like to do things well’, ‘I like being top of the class’ ,and ‘I never lose anything because I’m so well organized’ are may good examples for the three parts (Fursland, Raykos, Steele, & Louella, 2009).
Perfectionism and suicide are related with each other because perfectionist people …show more content…

In this study, 39 alcoholic participants attempted suicide and they matched other 39 alcoholic participants without attempting suicide. Notably, the attempter group had higher score on 5 things with including socially prescribed perfectionism (Hewitt, Norton, Flett, Callander, & Cowan, 1998).

Perfectionism and Suicide in Goal Adjustment, BIS/BAS, Suicidal Thinking
The study Suicidal Thinking and Perfectionism: The Role of Goal Adjustment and Behavioral Inhibition / Activation System (BIS/BAS) showed that socially prescribed perfectionism was the only perfectionism dimension associated with suicidal thinking. Goal reengagement (but not goal disengagement) is an important construct in the suicidal process and BIS was also associated with suicidal behavior but its effect was mediated via socially prescribed perfectionism (O'Connor & Forgan, 2007).

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