ABSTRACT
A product of integration of the ego-parts is knowledge; therefore the virtuous act is the prerequisite for self-knowledge. Self-knowledge and virtue therefore are partners to one another. The act of virtue is taken against the force of the vicious personalities. It is just an attitude to life that constitutes the basis for mental health; the act of virtue establishes the foundations for mental health. Mature mental health is that state of mind that enables a person to face life's crises – incorporate them, work through them, and be ready for the next phase of life. The act of conquest, this act of strength is the act of virtue. Therefore mental health depends upon the act of virtue; it is the source of mental health. 'Acquisition of virtue' suggests that it is possible to build up capital in the personality, that by doing something the person lays down a deposit from which he is able subsequently to draw.
