Classification
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Type
subjective
Clinical Applications
- •Eating disorders and disordered eating
- •Food addiction patterns
- •Loss of control around substances
- •Difficulty with healthy restraint
CCMMP Integration
We are Created with capacity to abstain from pleasure for greater goods. Fallen excess enslaves us; fearful rigidity denies legitimate satisfaction. Grace enables free abstinence—choosing to do without not from deprivation but from alignment with what truly matters.
Virtue Overview
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Therapeutic Tags
resilienceself_esteemstress