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1 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
In the implementation of positive education, the positive psychologist and
author Moore extends the traditional principles of education to the study of
happiness and prosperity, using the Seligman model PERMA and the classifi¬
cation of character strengths and virtues of VIA (Moore, 2021). In 2015, the
authors Norrish and Seligman added the sixth element of Health: aspects of
positive health education are sleep, exercise and diet (Norrish & Seligman,
2015 in Moore, 2021).
In 2004 positive education programs specify the positive character of an
individual's personality by classifying 6 categories of virtues and the 24 strengths
of VIA by Peterson and Seligman:
The virtue of wisdom and knowledge for the cognitive aspect: the
more curious and creative, with the manifestation of critical thinking, a
person becomes in the course of knowledge and learning, the more ac¬
tively he will love the course of cognition, gain wisdom and open the door
to a more promising and meaningful future.
The virtue of courage for the emotional aspect: the more a person
shows bravery, perseverance, and diligence with an honest life credo, the
more he retains his vitality and integrity for the next few days.
The virtue of humanity for a social point of view: the more love he
devotes, the more love he feels, he approaches others carefully, those
perhaps socially weaker, in need, he shows altruism, he pays attention to
his acquaintances, friends and family, when he shows emotional and
social intelligence.
The virtue of justice for the civic perspective: to be an active leader,
loyal, socially responsible, fair citizen and team member in building a
healthy and stable society.
The virtue of temperance for the protective aspect: to be moderate,
forgiving, to forgive others, to live in humility, mercy, balance, to pru¬
dently control one’s behaviour, control, instincts, and self-regulation.
The virtue of transcendence for the semantic aspect: to feel hope and
to experience optimistic moments in life with a sense of humour and
playfulness, to be enthusiastic about beauty and perfection in life, to show
gratitude, inspiration, admiration, compassion, love to seek meaning and
purpose of life, i.e. spiritual spirituality through when emotional and
spiritual well-being are complemented and manifested by human proso¬
cial behaviour (Peterson, Seligman, 2004, in Taher, 2016).
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