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Perfecting ourselves to death: The pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism / Richard Winter.
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TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2005.Description: 203 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0830832599 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780830832590 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 241.4 22 W784P
- BV4597.58.P47 W56 2005
Contents:
The seductive sirens of perfectionism -- The pursuit of excellence : healthy or unhealthy perfectionism? -- Types of perfectionism -- Depression, anger and eating disorders -- Worry, anxiety and obsessions -- The thought patterns of perfectionism -- Genes and temperament -- Shame and guilt -- Parental influences -- The pressures of culture and media -- Anal fixations and other weird and wonderful ideas -- Perfectionism and pride : the road to hell ... or heaven? -- Learning to live with imperfection : strategies for change -- The search for identity and purpose -- Toward maturity : the healthy pursuit of excellence and perfection -- Appendix: Perfectionism in history and religion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and indexes.
The seductive sirens of perfectionism -- The pursuit of excellence : healthy or unhealthy perfectionism? -- Types of perfectionism -- Depression, anger and eating disorders -- Worry, anxiety and obsessions -- The thought patterns of perfectionism -- Genes and temperament -- Shame and guilt -- Parental influences -- The pressures of culture and media -- Anal fixations and other weird and wonderful ideas -- Perfectionism and pride : the road to hell ... or heaven? -- Learning to live with imperfection : strategies for change -- The search for identity and purpose -- Toward maturity : the healthy pursuit of excellence and perfection -- Appendix: Perfectionism in history and religion.
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