Perfecționismul în copilărie și adolescență

This book asks how kids and teens learn to be perfect. It looks at how that pressure can harm them. Gordon L. Flett and Paul L. Hewitt review research on this topic. They write for those who work in psychology, teachers, and parents.

The book has three parts. The first looks at the many forms of perfectionism: the need to be perfect. It also shows how to assess this need. The second traces how it grows. It looks at its role at school and among peers. The third looks at how it makes coping with life hard. It gives ways to ease this need and curb its harm.

The authors show how young people can cause their own stress. They may chase goals they cannot reach, even when this hurts them. They may ask others to be perfect, too. They may take vague feedback as a sign of blame. These habits can cause conflict and hurt both mind and body. Parents who find fault too much can learn to change their responses. The book shows how seeking to do well differs from demanding perfection. The authors argue that too much pressure can make people do worse.

Flett teaches psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada. He studies personality, mental health, and how perfectionism plays a role in mental disorders. Hewitt teaches psychology at the University of British Columbia. He studies traits that put people at risk of mental health problems at all ages. His work spans over 300 studies, books, and chapters. These cover perfectionism, mental disorders, and psychotherapy, or talk therapy.

Ruxandra Radulescu translated this edition from English. The book forms part of the Psihologie si psihoterapie series.