Thanks, this captures most of the mentality of what I was trying to get at. However, I don't know if "so fearful" is the right mentality that I would focus on.

Thanks, this captures most of the mentality of what I was trying to get at. However, I don't know if "so fearful" is the right mentality that I would focus on. I would turn it around and say that the intern should have enough pride in their work to be "compelled to figure out why/how you made the mistake and figure out how to avoid making it again."