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The healthy compulsive : healing obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and taking the wheel of the driven personality / Gary Trosclair.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Trosclair, Gary.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Personality disorders.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Treatment.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Personality Disorders.
Medical Subjects:
Personality Disorders.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2020.
Place of Publication:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020.
Summary:
People with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder have a need for control, yet they are also capable, conscientious, and driven. The Healthy Compulsive offers understanding of the personality style, inspiring stories of change, and clear steps to cultivate the talents and passions that are the truly compelling sources of the driven personality.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. THE DRIVEN PERSONALITY: WHAT IT'S LIKE AND HOW IT GOT THAT WAY
Chapter 1. Identifying the Driven Personality
Chapter 2. How Did I Get This Way?: The Tree Grows Where It Can
Part II. REALIZING YOUR DRIVEN POTENTIAL
Chapter 3. Four Steps to Becoming a Healthier Compulsive
Chapter 4. Step 1: Identify Your Story to Develop Insight
Chapter 5. Step 2: Engage Emotionally with Deeper Layers of Feeling and Parts of Yourself
Chapter 6. Step 3: Cultivate Meaning: Clarify Your Aspirations and Set Your Priorities
Chapter 7. Step 4: Take Action: Commit to Behavior That Honors Your Aspirations
Part III. DANGERS ANDOPPORTUNITIES ON THE ROAD AHEAD: APPLYING THE TOOLS OF CHANGE TO FULCRUM ISSUES
Chapter 8. Body
Chapter 9. Time and Money
Chapter 10. Work and Career
Chapter 11. People, Partners, and Parenting
Chapter 12. Rest and Play
Chapter 13. Psychological Growth: Vicissitudes of the Inner Game
Part IV. SUPPORT FOR THE ROAD AHEAD
Chapter 14. Support for the Compulsive's Journey
Chapter 15. Support and Suggestions for the Compulsive's Partner
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
ISBN:
979-82-16-42865-7
1-5381-3261-3
OCLC:
1136962702

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