https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy Review of psychological considerations within a sport and exercise setting en-us 2018-01-25 12:07:13 UTC 2025-12-18 20:49:30 UTC hello@padlet.com maria_higgins https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/461302817 2020-03-15 22:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/461302817 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462834491 Perfectionists can struggle with self confidence in both competitions and practice environment, this is because of how they are scared of failing. Also perfectionists demand a lot from themselves about the quality of their performance which can lead go self doubt.]]> 2020-03-17 10:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462834491 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462836144 A functional perfectionist athlete will strive for perfection persistently and be motivated to train.theyll set themselves ‘realistic’ goals of perfectionism, typically being positive about the goals they set. Their motivation will be high as they’ll never be satisfied.
Where as someone who’s dysfunctional will have a constant anxiety and self doubt which can lead to physical problems such as shaking and feeling sickness from not doing well enough to their own personal standards ]]> 2020-03-17 10:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462836144 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462862873 Perfectionism can seriously impact your self-esteem. This is because self-worth is often tied to achievement. You believe that other people judge you on your achievements. But, because you're rarely satisfied with what you do achieve due to your unrealistic high standards, you tend to believe that others think little of you and your ability.]]> 2020-03-17 10:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/462862873 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/463781745 Perfectionism may aid performance to an extent as those with this trait tend to desire success. However, those perfectionist tendencies or who are a perfectionist , have a tendency to avoid challenges and rigid thinking. Therefore, if an unexpected scenario were to arise during performance that may cause a decrease in performance. Although this is more likely to occur for those with dysfunctional perfectionist traits.]]> 2020-03-17 21:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/463781745 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/464209229 Functional.
- Tend to be positive in nature and are usually adaptive.
- Set themselves personal standards.
- Are usually organised
Dysfunctional. 
- Negative in nature and manipulative
- Parental expectations and criticism
-Have self doubts about themselves and try to do it differently  

]]> 2020-03-18 10:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/464209229 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/464554093 Perfectionism is shown when an individual seeks for a perfect performance rather than just winning. They will tend to set very high standards and expect other people to live up to those standards. They often have trait anxiety and they often set themselves unrealistic targets(BTEC National Sport&Exercise Science, 2016).
Dysfunctional perfectionism is negative in nature and a dysfunctional perfectionist will be concerned about the mistakes they make, parental expectations and parental criticism (Anshel and Sutarso, 2010). They will experience and be motivated by a fear of failure and the fear of experiencing shame and embarrassment (Vallance, Dunn and Dunn, 2006).
Functional perfectionism is positive in nature and a functional perfectionist will set high personal standards, desire organisation in their life, be persistent in working towards their goals and strive for a perfect performance. They will show lower levels of state anxiety and higher levels of self-confidence (Stoeber et al., 2007).
An example of a perfectionist is Victoria Pendleton, she said herself that she is a "self-critical perfectionist", showing that she is a dysfunctional perfectionist. When she lost at the Olympics she beat herself up even though you could see she was dealing with major personal problems and that she tried her best in the velodrome, but even with everyone telling her it okay and that she tried her hardest, she still dwelled on losing.


]]> 2020-03-18 14:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/464554093 https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/472529213 Perfectionism is a personality trait charactarized by the persons striving for the high performance setting. It is used by the most elite atheletes to help them set high standards and push them selves]]> 2020-03-24 11:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_higgins/psychologycasestudy/wish/472529213