Procrastination and task avoidance : theory, research, and treatment /

This text offers the first thorough scientific investigation of chronic procrastination. Leading international experts discuss its historical origins, definition and measurement, as well as explore its relationship with academic tasks, agitation, perfectionism, depression, passive aggression, and ob...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ferrari, Joseph R., Johnson, Judith, 1955-, McCown, William George
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1995]
Series:Plenum series in social/clinical psychology.
Language of science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text offers the first thorough scientific investigation of chronic procrastination. Leading international experts discuss its historical origins, definition and measurement, as well as explore its relationship with academic tasks, agitation, perfectionism, depression, passive aggression, and obsessions-compulsions. The authors also examine diverse theoretical approaches and therapeutic advances to control procrastination frequency.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
ISBN:9781489902276 (electronic bk.)
1489902279 (electronic bk.)