Nurturing of Values and Strengths:Role of Psychology

Values and strengths of an individual are essential for understanding both the individual and the development of a society. Why is that so? What role could psychology play in it? These questions are attempted to be answered in this paper. A few prominent theories of psychology that help in understanding value inculcation are discussed. An attempt was made to define strengths in simple terms. An overview of how values get indoctrinated in India and what could be done if one really wants to think about nurturing values and strengths in India are discussed in simple points in this article.