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Recent research challenged the need for 6 virtues. Instead, researchers suggested the 24 strengths are more accurately grouped into just 3 or 4 categories: Intellectual Strengths, Interpersonal Strengths, and Temperance Strengths[3] or alternatively, Interpersonal Strengths, Fortitude, Vitality, and Cautiousness^[4] These strengths, and their classifications, have emerged independently elsewhere in literature on values. Paul Thagard described examples; these included Jeff Shrager's workshops to discover the habits of highly creative people.^[5] Some research indicates that well-being effects that appear to be due to spirituality are actually better described as due to virtue.^[6]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_Strengths_and_Virtues#Definition_of_strengths_and_virtues

CSV identifies 6 classes of virtue (i.e., "core virtues"), made up of 26 measurable "character strengths": The organization of the 6 virtues and 26 strengths is as follows:

1. Wisdom and Knowledge:
   love of learning, perspective, innovation
2. Courage:
   bravery, persistence, integrity, vitality, zest
3. Humanity: love, kindness, social intelligence
4. Justice: citizenship, fairness, leadership
5. Temperance: forgiveness and mercy, humility, prudence, self control
6. Transcendence:
   humor, spirituality

The introduction of CSV suggests that these six virtues are considered good by the vast majority of cultures and throughout history and that these traits lead to increased happiness when practiced. Notwithstanding numerous cautions and caveats, this suggestion of universality hints that in addition to trying to broaden the scope of psychological research to include mental wellness, the leaders of the positive psychology movement are challenging moral relativism and suggesting that virtue has a biological basis.^[7] These arguments are in line with the science of morality.

Each of the 28 character traits is defined behaviorally, with psychometric evidence demonstrating that it can be reliably measured. The book shows that "empirically minded humanists can measure character strengths and virtues in a rigorous scientific manner."^[8]

Practical applications of positive psychology include helping individuals and organizations correctly identify their strengths and use them to increase and sustain their respective levels of well-being. Each trait "provides one of many alternative paths to virtue and well-being."^[8] Therapists, counselors, coaches, and various other psychological professionals can use the new methods and techniques to build and broaden the lives of individuals who are not necessarily suffering from mental illness or disorder.

Finally, other researchers have advocated grouping the 26 identified character traits into just four classes of strength (Intellectual, Social, Temperance, Transcendent) or even just three classes (without Transcendence). Not only is this easier to remember, but additionally there is evidence that these adequately capture the components of the 26 original traits.^[9]

Perspective and

https://www.viacharacter.org/

VIA Classification of Character Strengths and Virtues

Virtue of Wisdom

1. Curiosity: Interest, novelty-seeking, exploration, opennessto experience
2. Judgment: Critical thinking, thinking through all sides, not jumping to conclusions
3. Love of Learning: Mastering new skills & topics, systematically adding to knowledge
4. Perspective: Wisdom, providing wise counsel, taking the big picture view
5. Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence: Awe and wonder for beauty, admiration for skill and moral greatness
6. Virtue of Transcendence
7. Gratitude: Thankful for the good, expressing thanks, feeling blessed
8. Hope: Optimism, positive future-mindedness, expecting the best & working to achieve it
9. Humor: Playfulness, bringing smiles to others, lighthearted – seeing the lighter side
10. Spirituality:Connecting with the sacred, purpose, meaning, faith, religiousness

Virtue of Courage

1. Bravery: Valor, not shrinking from threat or challenge, facing fears, speaking up for what’s right
2. Perseverance: Persistence, industry, finishing what one starts, overcoming obstacles
3. Honesty: Authenticity, being true to oneself, sincerity without pretense, integrity
4. Zest: Vitality, enthusiasm for life, vigor, energy, not doing things half-heartedly

Virtue of Humanity

1. Love: Both loving and being loved, valuing close relations with others, genuine warmth
2. Kindness: Generosity, nurturance, care, compassion, altruism, doing for others
3. Social Intelligence: Aware of the motives and feelings of oneself and others, knows what makes others tick

Virtue of Justice

1. Teamwork: Citizenship, social responsibility, loyalty, contributing to a group effort
2. Fairness: Adhering to principles of justice, not allowing feelings to bias decisions about others
3. Leadership: Organizing group activities to get things done, positively influencing others

Virtue of Temperance

1. Forgiveness: Mercy, accepting others’ shortcomings, giving people a second chance, letting go of hurt
2. Humility: Modesty, letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves
3. Prudence: Careful about one’s choices, cautious, not taking undue risks
4. Self-Regulation: Self-control, disciplined, managing impulses, emotions,

Virtue of Transcendence

1. Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence: Awe and wonder for beauty, admiration for skill and moral greatness
2. Gratitude: Thankful for the good, expressing thanks, feeling blessed
3. Hope: Optimism, positive future-mindedness, expecting the best & working to achieve it
4. Humor: Playfulness, bringing smiles to others, lighthearted – seeing the lighter side
5. Spirituality: Connecting with the sacred, purpose, meaning, faith, religiousness

VirturesProject.com

https://www.virtuesproject.com/Pdf/100Virtueshandout.pdf

https://virtuesproject.com/Pdf/VirtuesDefinitions.pdf

"Educational" list

1. Assertiveness
2. Caring
3. Cleanliness
4. Compassion
5. Confidence
6. Consideration
7. Courage
8. Courtesy
9. Creativity
10. Detachment
11. Determination
12. Enthusiasm
13. Excellence
14. Faithfulness
15. Flexibility
16. Forgiveness
17. Friendliness
18. Generosity
19. Gentleness
20. Helpfulness
21. Honesty
22. Honor
23. Humility
24. Idealism
25. Joyfulness
26. Justice
27. Kindness
28. Love
29. Loyalty
30. Mercy
31. Moderation
32. Modesty
33. Obedience
34. Orderliness
35. Patience
36. Peacefulness
37. Prayerfulness
38. Purposefulness
39. Reliability
40. Respect
41. Responsibility
42. Reverence
43. Self-Discipline
44. Service
45. Steadfastness
46. Tact
47. Thankfulness
48. Tolerance
49. Trust
50. Trustworthiness
51. Truthfulness
52. Unity

"Adults'" list

1. Accountability
2. Appreciation
3. Assertiveness
4. Awe
5. Beauty
6. Caring
7. Certitude
8. Charity
9. Cheerfulness
10. Cleanliness
11. Commitment
12. Compassion
13. Confidence
14. Consideration
15. Contentment
16. Cooperation
17. Courage
18. Courtesy
19. Creativity
20. Decisiveness
21. Detachment
22. Determination
23. Devotion
24. Dignity
25. Diligence
26. Discernment
27. Empathy
28. Endurance
29. Enthusiasm
30. Excellence
31. Fairness
32. Faith
33. Faithfulness
34. Fidelity
35. Flexibility
36. Forbearance
37. Forgiveness
38. Fortitude
39. Friendliness
40. Generosity
41. Gentleness
42. Grace
43. Gratitude
44. Helpfulness
45. Honesty
46. Honor
47. Hope
48. Humanity
49. Humility
50. Idealism
51. Independence
52. Initiative
53. Integrity
54. Joyfulness
55. Justice
56. Kindness
57. Love
58. Loyalty
59. Mercy
60. Mindfulness
61. Moderation
62. Modesty
63. Nobility
64. Openness
65. Optimism
66. Orderliness
67. Patience
68. Peacefulness
69. Perceptiveness
70. Perseverance
71. Prayerfulness
72. Purity
73. Purposefulness
74. Reliability
75. Resilience
76. Respect
77. Responsibility
78. Reverence
79. Righteousness
80. Sacrifice
81. Self-discipline
82. Serenity
83. Service
84. Simplicity
85. Sincerity
86. Steadfastness
87. Strength
88. Tact
89. Thankfulness
90. Thoughtfulness
91. Tolerance
92. Trust
93. Trustworthiness
94. Truthfulness
95. Understanding
96. Unity
97. Wisdom
98. Wonder
99. Zeal

Positive Words Dictionary

https://positivewordsdictionary.com/

IFS; others

The [Self] within Internal Family Systems Model therapy

http://www.drcharlesbonner.com/internal-family-systems-model.html

http://nebula.wsimg.com/c5ba00547e539020032a8e18485f6ff2?AccessKeyId=1E15AA41B5D9BBC1C941&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

https://quizlet.com/251696383/internal-family-systems-skills-training-manual-flash-cards/

The 8-plus-5 Cs & Ps of Self"

1. Curiosity
2. Calm
3. Clarity
4. Connectedness
5. Confidence
6. Courage
7. Creativity
8. Compassion
9. Presence
10. Patience
11. Persistence
12. Perspective
13. Playfulness

Misc.

https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/learn-more/readings-and-videos

https://brilliantstarmagazine.org/uploads/about/Style_Guide/VIRTUES.pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=AQgnCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=QCi7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT67&lpg=#v=onepage&q&f=false

See also

• Appreciative inquiry
• Cardinal virtues
• Positive psychology
• Science of morality
• Value (personal and cultural)
  —the principles, standards, or quality which guides human actions
• Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)
• Strengths and weaknesses (personality)
• Virtue ethics
  • Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
  • Aquinas's Summa Theologica