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Section 8
Reducing Perfectionism Behaviors

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Perfectionism in Perspective

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Fursland, A., Raykos, B. and Steele, A. (2009). Perfectionism in Perspective. Perth, Western Australia: Centre for Clinical Interventions.

Update
Coming of age: A reflection of the first 21 years of
cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism

Shafran, R., Egan, S. J., & Wade, T. D. (2023). Coming of age: A reflection of the first 21 years of cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism. Behaviour research and therapy, 161, 104258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104258

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Hewitt, P. L. (2020). Perfecting, belonging, and repairing: A dynamic-relational approach to perfectionism. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 61(2), 101–110.

Hewitt, P. L., Qiu, T., Flynn, C. A., Flett, G. L., Wiebe, S. A., Tasca, G. A., & Mikail, S. F. (2020). Dynamic-relational group treatment for perfectionism: Informant ratings of patient change. Psychotherapy, 57(2), 197–205.

Lo, A., & Abbott, M. J. (2019). Affective, cognitive, and behavioural responses to repeatedly demanding performance expectations across adaptive and maladaptive dimensions of perfectionism. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 51(4), 278–289. 

QUESTION 8
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