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Understanding and Treating Perfectionistic College Students
Author(s) -
HALGIN RICHARD P.,
LEAHY PETER M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1989.tb01362.x
Subject(s) - perfectionism (psychology) , psychology , id, ego and super ego , cognition , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry
In the first part of this article we present several perspectives on maladaptive perfectionism and discuss the origins and characteristics of this cognitive‐behavioral pattern. In the second part of the article, we offer some recommendations for treating college students who are troubled by ego‐dystonic perfectionism.