TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winter,Richard
TI  - Perfecting ourselves to death: The pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism 
SN  - 0830832599 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BV4597.58.P47 W56 2005
U1  - 241.4 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Perfectionism (Personality trait)
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Excellence
N1  - 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
ER  -