Self Actualization Flash Card

In humanistic psychology, self-actualization is a term in Maslow's theory of motivation. It refers to the drive towards self-fulfilment, to develop one's potential, and "to become everything that one is capable of becomming" (Maslow).

It is the higher level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. While the lower levels - physiological, safety, love and belonging, and esteem - are deficiency needs which can be satisfied, Maslow called self-actualization a being need, whose expression is an end in itself. It is also a key concept in the work of Carl Rogers, and is relevant to his person-centered counseling.
How this need is expressed depends on the individual; for example this
could be artistic or athletic expression, or just being a good mother. Both Maslow
and Rogers believed that if the conditions are right,
self-actualization will occur spontaneously, though it is not clear
that this is necessarily the case.



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