The handbook of Character Strengths and Virtues identifies six classes of virtue,-made up of twenty-four measurable character strengths, as shown below:- Wisdom and Knowledge: creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, love of learning, perspective.
- Courage: bravery, persistence, integrity, vitality.
- Humanity: love, kindness, social intelligence.
- Justice: citizenship, fairness, leadership.
- Temperance: forgiveness and mercy, humility and modesty, prudence, self-regulation.
- Transcendence: appreciation of beauty and excellence, gratitude, hope, humour, spirituality.
Foregoing will create a positive psychological capital which will rest on: resilence,optimism, self-efficacy, and hope People will thus be healthier and happier, both physically and mentally.
Contributed By:
Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyay
(Globsyn Business School)
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