Answer & Explanation:Take the VIA© survey.Using your results, write a 400 – to 750-word paper covering the following points:What were your five highest strengths?Describe how these strengths are expressed in your daily life. Are there any you do not exercise regularly?If your highest strengths are not used regularly in your work or school life, discuss changes you could make to remedy this.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Included you will find my completed survey.
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Bonita McMorris
1. Teamwork
Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one’s share.
2. Zest
Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or halfheartedly;
living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated.
3. Kindness
Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.
4. Prudence
Being careful about one’s choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that
might later be regretted.
5. Gratitude
Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express
thanks.
6. Judgment
Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions;
being able to change one’s mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly.
7. Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various
domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
8. Fairness
Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting
feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance.
9. Honesty
Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a
sincere way; being without pretense; taking responsibility for one’s feelings and actions.
10. Hope
Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it; believing that a good future is
something that can be brought about.
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11. Humor
Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making
(not necessarily telling) jokes.
12. Perseverance
Finishing what one starts; persevering in a course of action in spite of obstacles; “getting it
out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks.
13. Leadership
Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the same time
maintain good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they
happen.
14. Humility
Letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more
special than one is.
15. Social intelligence
Being aware of the motives/feelings of others and oneself; knowing what to do to fit into
different social situations; knowing what makes other people tick.
16. Spirituality
Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing
where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that
shape conduct and provide comfort.
17. Creativity
Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic
achievement but is not limited to it.
18. Curiosity
Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics
fascinating; exploring and discovering.
19. Perspective
Being able to provide wise counsel to others; having ways of looking at the world that
make sense to oneself/others.
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20. Bravery
Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what’s right even if
there’s opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is
not limited to it.
21. Love
Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing & caring are
reciprocated; being close to people.
22. Forgiveness
Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting others’ shortcomings; giving people a
second chance; not being vengeful.
23. Self-Regulation
Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one’s appetites and
emotions.
24. Love of learning
Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one’s own or formally;
related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add
systematically to what one knows.
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Grading Guide: Strengths Paper
PSY/225 Version 1
Grading Guide
Strengths Paper
This assignment is due in Week Four.
Content
60 Percent
Points Earned
X/5
Comments:
The student identifies his or her five highest strengths.
Describes how these strengths are expressed in daily life.
Discusses possible changes if highest strengths are not used
regularly in work or school life.
Organization and Development
20 Percent
Points Earned
X/1.5
Comments:
The paper is 350 to 700 words in length.
The paper is clear and organized; major points are supported
by details, examples, or analysis.
The tone aligns with the assignment’s purpose and is geared
toward the appropriate audience.
The paper provides relevant and sufficient background on the
topic.
The paper is logical, flows, and reviews the major points.
Mechanics and Format
20 Percent
Points Earned
X/1.5
Comments:
The assignment file is presentable and functional.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed;
spelling is correct.
The paper—including the title page, reference page, tables,
and any appendices—is consistent with APA guidelines.
Additional Comments:
Total Earned
X/8
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