Winter, Richard,  1945-, <br/><br/>
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. 
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<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830832590 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004029845 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Perfectionism (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4597.W786.P474 2005 BV4597