Ascendivism is the act of a person creating desirable behavior after experiencing negative consequences of undesirable behavior. The desirable behavior is the end result of choosing to create desirable behavior through treatment, training, or some other method to replace the undesirable behavior with behavior producing desired results. It can be quantified as the percentage of former prisoners who become benefits to society by remaining at liberty, the percentage of former substance abusers who continue long-term abstinence, the percentage of former welfare recipients who become financially self-sufficient, or the percentage of former illiterates who attain a literacy level of basic or better on the National Assessment of Adult Literacy survey.
Ascendivism is a tendency to rise above a previous condition, mode of behavior or state of mind; most notably advancing to virtuous behavior.
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