The myth of perfection: Perfectionism in the obsessive personality

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-131

  Mallinger, Allan ^a,b  

^a San Diego School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Myth of perfection; Obsessive personality disorder; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); OBSESSION; PERFECTIONISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT;

HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 70349229880     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2009.63.2.103     Document Type: Review

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