From the authors of Toxic Coworkers comes Impossible to Please, a guide to communicating with and understanding coworkers, partners, and family members who are stubborn, critical, perfectionistic, and judgmental. These qualities are associated with obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Key Selling Points: ? 8 percent of all adults have obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) (National Institutes of Health, 2002) that could be diagnosed by a psychologist, but nearly everyone interacts with at least one person who exhibits the critical, stubborn behavior characteristic of OCPD. Page 66 of 83 TIP SHEET TIP SHEET ? Neil Lavender and Alan Cavaiola's book, Toxic Coworkers (ISBN: 978 1572242197), has helped over 30,000 readers cope with the epidemic of difficult, demanding, and unpleasant coworkers. ? This book offers effective strategies for setting limits and boundaries when interacting with control freaks and other critical, judgmental people in the workplace, in relationships, and in the family. Description: Everyone knows someone who is impossible to please, critical, judgmental, picky, and stubbornly closed minded. These are symptoms of a disorder called obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), but it's common for people to have subclinical levels of some or all of these qualities. Most of the time, it's best to avoid the difficult to please person, but what happens when he or she is a close family member, coworker, or even a spouse? It's still possible to maintain a positive relationship with the right tools. Impossible to Please, written by the authors of Toxic Coworkers, is a manual for dealing with these difficult people without sitting through stressful arguments, vicious insults and attacks, and passive aggressive behavior. It empowers readers to take charge of the relationship and regain their dignity and confidence in interactions with these individuals. This book features specific strategies that are immediately effective when conversing with critical people and explains how readers can respond to unfair blame without becoming angry or overly defensive. By setting boundaries, improving communication, and asserting themselves, readers learn to deal with the impossible to please in romantic relationships, friendships, family, and work relationships. Author Bio: Neil J. Lavender, PhD, is professor of psychology at Ocean County College in New Jersey. He specializes in personality, child, and abnormal Psychology. He is coauthor of Toxic Coworkers and recipient of four Innovative Developmental Grants. Alan Cavaiola, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Monmouth University and coauthor of Toxic Coworkers. Author Residence: Neil Lavender lives in Beachwood, NJ. Alan Cavaiola lives in Fair Haven, NJ.