Perfecting ourselves to death: The pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism - Winter, Richard, 1945- (Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and indexes.
Keywords: Perfectionism (Personality trait) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Excellence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity