Question
What is self-actualization?
Solution
Maslow proposed the concept of self-actualization. He proposed that human needs exist in a hierarchy, ascending from the basic biological and safety needs to the more complex psychological motivations to the final highest need at the top self-actualization. By self-actualization he meant:
(i) The development of full individuality, with all parts of the personality in harmony.
(ii) It is a state in which individuals have attained their fullest true potential.
(iii) It is the basic motivating force.
(iv) It is a tendency towards fulfilment, towards actualization, towards the maintenance and enhancement of the organism. As the organism grows it seeks to fulfil its potential within the limits of its heredity.
