Perfectionism Self-Assessment
Explores different aspects of perfectionism, including high personal standards and how mistakes, expectations, or pressure may affect you.
What this assessment explores
Perfectionism isn't just about having high standards – it's also about what happens when those standards aren't met, and how much of your sense of self is tied up in getting things right. This assessment explores the different ways perfectionism shows up for you: in your own expectations, in how you respond to mistakes, and in the pressure you might feel from others. It's built on the FMPS, a widely used measure appropriate from age 15 and particularly relevant for people with anxiety, OCD, or body image concerns.
See the original scaleWhat you can expect
There are 35 questions, and they'll ask you to reflect on how you tend to think and feel about your own performance and standards.
The questions touch on things like:
- How you respond to mistakes – and whether they linger longer than they should
- How much doubt you carry about your own actions and decisions
- The standards you set for yourself – and whether they ever feel achievable
- Your relationship with order, precision, and having things a certain way
- Whether the expectations of others have shaped how you measure yourself
Your responses give you a clearer picture of where perfectionism is most present for you – and whether it's working for you or quietly working against you.
Why this is free and private
Insightable Mind is built by clinical and research psychologists to help people better understand themselves, while contributing to meaningful psychological research. These assessments are offered free as part of that work. Your responses are private – when data is used for research, it's fully anonymised and combined with others to help improve the assessments and answer important questions about human psychology.
Top tips
Our best advice to help you get the most out of your self-assessment:
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