Please use the 5 signature strengths listed below to write a response: Note, references and citations are expected to be used in the process of answering these questions.

• List your 5 signature strengths (the top 5 items on this ranked order result from the survey.
• How do you use these strengths today?
• How can you use these strengths in your future career choice?
• Finally, review all of the other strengths. Which one would you like to increase and why? How might that help you?

1. Gratitude TRANSCENDENCE Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks.

2. Love HUMANITY Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing & caring are reciprocated; being close to people.

3. Forgiveness TEMPERANCE Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting others' shortcomings; giving people a second chance; not being vengeful.

4. Kindness HUMANITY Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.

5. Humor TRANSCENDENCE Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes.

Resources:

American Psychological Association. (2022). A primer on positive psychology. Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools.

King. L. A. (2022).Experience psychology(5th ed.). McGraw Hill.

Shlain, T. (2014, March 20). The science of character. Let it Ripple Studio. https://youtu.be/U3nT2KDAGOc

VIA Institue on Character. (n.d.). The 24 character strengths. https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths