Perfecting ourselves to death : the pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism /
Winter, Richard, 1945-,
Perfecting ourselves to death : the pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism / [print] Richard Winter. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)2005. - 203 pages ; 21 cm.
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.
9780830832590
2004029845
Perfectionism (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4597.W786.P474 2005 BV4597
Perfecting ourselves to death : the pursuit of excellence and the perils of perfectionism / [print] Richard Winter. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)2005. - 203 pages ; 21 cm.
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.
9780830832590
2004029845
Perfectionism (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV4597.W786.P474 2005 BV4597