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Paranoia, perfectionism, and psychopathy

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Is it possible to turn a liability into a virtue? There are many stories of admirable adults who not only overcame, but made a virtue of, their handicaps. Stutterers who became great orators; dyslexics who learnt brilliantly to memorize.

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© 2009 Adrian Furnham

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Furnham, A. (2009). Paranoia, perfectionism, and psychopathy. In: People Management in Turbulent Times. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230239616_41

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