Perfectionism Test

Striving for excellence in all that you do is a worthy goal. Adaptive perfectionists set ambitious goals, work hard to achieve them, and are rewarded with personal growth. Yet some people eschew excellence in favor of perfection, holding themselves to impossibly high standards and feeling worthless when they are unable to measure up. Are you rigid or do you let things slide?

1. I think I should have done better on every task I complete.

DISAGREE AGREE

2. I take the time to make my work flawless.

DISAGREE AGREE

3. When I work on a task, I fixate on the possibility of failing at it.

DISAGREE AGREE

4. I plan everything out.

DISAGREE AGREE

5. It is a problem to be considered "average" at something.

DISAGREE AGREE

6. When other people are more successful than me, I feel second-rate.

DISAGREE AGREE

7. I feel inferior if I don't set very high standards for myself.

DISAGREE AGREE

8. I easily forgive myself when I make a mistake.

DISAGREE AGREE

9. As a child, I felt I had to be in first place all the time.

DISAGREE AGREE

10. When a schoolmate or colleague does a better job than me, I know I can still be successful.

DISAGREE AGREE

11. I see shoddy work everywhere.

DISAGREE AGREE

12. People tell me that my standards are too high.

DISAGREE AGREE

13. I am afraid of not measuring up in my own eyes.

DISAGREE AGREE

14. I avoid comparing myself to others.

DISAGREE AGREE

15. People tell me that I am a perfectionist.

DISAGREE AGREE

16. I spend a lot of time making sure my work meets my own standards, sometimes at the expense of deadlines.

DISAGREE AGREE

17. I think it is important to hold oneself to the highest standards at all times.

DISAGREE AGREE

18. I get irrationally mad at myself for not meeting my own standards.

DISAGREE AGREE

19. I procrastinate on important work for fear of not doing it extremely well.

DISAGREE AGREE

20. I feel second-rate when other people are more intelligent than me.

DISAGREE AGREE