Definition
"Clear-mindedness and seriousness; freedom from intoxication and frivolity; mental clarity"
Classification
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Type
subjective
Clinical Applications
- •Alcohol and substance use disorders
- •Loss of mental clarity
- •Escapism through intoxication
- •Addiction recovery and relapse prevention
CCMMP Integration
We are Created for clarity of mind—capacity to think and decide with full consciousness. Fallen drunkenness clouds judgment and abandons responsibility. Grace restores sobriety, liberating us from enslavement to intoxication into the clarity and freedom to think and choose truthfully.
Virtue Overview
Category
moral
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Therapeutic Tags
resiliencestressself_esteem