An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism

This present research explores the relationship between perfectionism and the tendency for individuals to focus their attention towards, and interpret ambiguous information as, stimuli that signals failure. The relationship between perfectionism, repetitive negative thinking, imagery and psychologic...

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Main Author: Howell, Joel Aaron
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54167
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description This present research explores the relationship between perfectionism and the tendency for individuals to focus their attention towards, and interpret ambiguous information as, stimuli that signals failure. The relationship between perfectionism, repetitive negative thinking, imagery and psychological distress was also explored. Perfectionism was associated with an increased likelihood to focus on failure, interpret ambiguous information in way that indicated failure, and were more likely to experience distress due to intrusive images about the future.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-541672020-07-14T07:15:36Z An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism Howell, Joel Aaron This present research explores the relationship between perfectionism and the tendency for individuals to focus their attention towards, and interpret ambiguous information as, stimuli that signals failure. The relationship between perfectionism, repetitive negative thinking, imagery and psychological distress was also explored. Perfectionism was associated with an increased likelihood to focus on failure, interpret ambiguous information in way that indicated failure, and were more likely to experience distress due to intrusive images about the future. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54167 Curtin University fulltext
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An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title_full An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title_fullStr An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title_full_unstemmed An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title_short An Examination of Cognitive Biases and Imagery in Perfectionism
title_sort examination of cognitive biases and imagery in perfectionism
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54167