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- Section I: Introduction and Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - Section II: Character Strengths at the Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Virtue of Wisdom and Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2. Wisdom and Knowledge I: Creativity and Curiosity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3. Wisdom and Knowledge II: Judgment, Love of Learning, and Perspective . . . . . . . . . 54 The Virtue of Courage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 4. Courage I: Bravery and Perseverance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 5. Courage II: Honesty and Zest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 The Virtue of Humanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 6. Humanity I: Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 7. Humanity II: Kindness and Social Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 The Virtue of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 8. Justice: Teamwork, Fairness, and Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 The Virtue of Temperance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 9. Temperance: Forgiveness, Humility, Prudence, and Self-Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 The Virtue of Transcendence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 10. Transcendence I: Appreciation of Beauty/Excellence and Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 11. Transcendence II: Hope and Humor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 12. Transcendence III: Spirituality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Section III: PERMA at the Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 13. Positive Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 14. Achievement, Positive Emotions, Engagement, and Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 15. Mindfulness and Resilience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Section IV: Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 16. Conclusion and Future Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

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