perfectionism, the tendency to demand extremely high standards and find mistakes difficult to accept, high expectations, strong beliefs that someone should achieve a high standard or level of success, be under pressure, to experience stress because of demands, responsibilities or expectations, fear of failure, anxiety about not succeeding or not meeting a desired standard, conditional approval, acceptance or praise that is given only when certain expectations are met, unrealistic expectations, demands or hopes that are too difficult or unlikely to be achieved, external validation, approval or recognition from other people that makes someone feel valued, strive for excellence, to make a serious and continuous effort to achieve a very high standard, self-worth, the sense of value and respect a person has for themselves, unhealthy perfectionism, a form of perfectionism that causes stress, anxiety or harmful behaviour, inadequacy, the feeling of not being good enough, capable enough or successful enough, counterproductive, having the opposite effect from the one that was intended, flexibility, the ability to adapt your plans, expectations or behaviour when circumstances change, obsessive, involving thoughts or behaviour that are difficult to control and take up too much attention, constant comparison, the repeated habit of judging yourself by comparing yourself with other people, become dependent on, to start relying heavily on something or someone, measurable achievements, results or successes that can be clearly assessed, counted or compared, emotional maturity, the ability to understand and manage emotions in a balanced and responsible way, qualification, a limitation or condition added to a statement to make it more precise and less absolute, hedging phrase, language used to make an opinion or statement sound less certain, absolute or direct

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