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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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What are the 3 reasons that the study of character was given up?

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1: Character was derived from experience.
2: Science should just describe it; not prescribe it.
3: Character is value-laden and tied to victorian protestantism.

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What are the 6 core virtues?

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Wisdom and Knowledge
Courage
Love & Humanity
Justice
Temperance
Spirituality & Transcendence
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What is a signature strength?

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Positive personality characteristics representative of each person that add to his/her uniqueness.

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Authentic Happiness:

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Found by identifying/cultivating the person’s most fundamental strength’s & using them everyday in work, play, and parenting

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