▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁survey . ▁ ▁Fe ed back ▁is ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁signature ▁strength s , ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁less er ▁strength s . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁rank ▁order ▁the ▁particip ant ' s ▁strength s ▁from ▁ 1 - 2 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 - 7 ▁strength s ▁considered ▁“ sign ature ▁strength s ”. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁field ▁of ▁research , ▁positive ▁psych ology ▁lack ed ▁a ▁common ▁voc ab ul ary ▁for ▁discuss ing ▁meas urable ▁positive ▁tra its ▁before ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁psych ology ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁D SM , ▁as ▁it ▁provided ▁research ers ▁and ▁clin icians ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁set ▁of ▁language ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁talk ▁about ▁the ▁negative . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁first ▁step ▁in ▁rem ed ying ▁this ▁dispar ity ▁between ▁tradition ▁and ▁positive ▁psych ology , ▁Pet erson ▁and ▁Sel ig man ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁identify , ▁organ ize ▁and ▁measure ▁character . ▁ ▁Pet erson ▁& ▁Sel ig man ▁began ▁by ▁defining ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁character ▁as ▁tra its ▁that ▁are ▁possessed ▁by ▁an ▁individual ▁and ▁are ▁stable ▁over ▁time , ▁but ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁impact ed ▁by ▁setting ▁and ▁thus ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁change . ▁ ▁The ▁research ers ▁then ▁started ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁ident ifying ▁character ▁strength s ▁and ▁virt ues ▁by ▁bra inst orm ing ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁noted ▁positive ▁psych ology ▁sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Then , ▁Pet