Marian is a college freshman who is so critical of herself that

she feels like she is a failure when she makes a B on an assignment rather than her usual A. She is so terrified of making mistakes that she kept rewriting an essay during class so many times that she did not finish it. Marian is now worried "sick" that she will make a "bad" grade on this essay. According to your textbook, Marian would best be described having
a. a low score on neuroticism.
b. severe test anxiety.
c. maladaptive perfectionism.
d. the "freshman college jitters."

ANSWER: c