Monday, 29 June 2020

Why are some people perfectionists

Some people are detail oriented, want and do things perfectly well. It is because of the person’s personality is structured by compulsive behaviour called ‘Be Perfect’.

There are five compulsive behaviours (called Drivers) in Transactional Analysis Theory. They are

  1. Be Perfect
  2. Please Me - Be pleasing
  3. Be Strong
  4. Try Hard
  5. Hurry up

They help in survival of individuals. We can have some or all of these in varying proportions and strengths. Our life course is explained on the basis of these drivers.

For more on Drivers you can read my blog at this link: Transactional Analysis Theory - Drivers

There are six process scripts. Berne says they are a way of filling time from birth to death. These script patterns are called Until, After, Never, Always, Almost I, Almost II and Open-Ended process scripts. They are best understood in terms of the Greek Myths they have come to represent.

Until : Hercules

After : Damocles

Never : Tantalus

Always : Archane

Almost : Sysiphus

For more on Process Scripts you can read my blog at this link Transactional Analysis Theory - Process Scripts

What makes you a detail-oriented person?

Because of Be Perfect Driver and until Script Process.

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