Classification
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Type
potential
Clinical Applications
- •Impulsivity and lack of self-control
- •Internal conflict between desire and value
- •Shame about struggle with continence
- •Behavioral control difficulties
CCMMP Integration
We are Created with capacity to contain wayward desire—to act against impulse when it conflicts with genuine good. Fallen continence fails through either indulgence or rigid repression. Grace enables peaceful self-mastery—maintaining healthy discipline while integrating rather than fighting our appetites.
Virtue Overview
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Therapeutic Tags
resilienceself_esteemstress