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By striving relentlessly for perfection, neurotics receive “proof ” of their self-esteem and personal superiority. They dread making mistakes and having personal flaws, and they
desperately attempt to hide their weaknesses from others.
Perfection and Unassailability.
Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2009). Theories of personality. (7th ed. ed., p. 170). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill