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What Is Self-Actualization?

A woman seeking self-actualization.

Self-actualization refers to fulfilling your full potential. It represents the need for growth that people constantly strive for as they reach …

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Categories Humanistic Psychology, Personality, Theories

17 Things Self-Actualized People Don’t Do

Self actualized woman

The humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow devoted his research to the study maximizing human potential. His approach to psychology was all …

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Categories Humanistic Psychology

Humanistic Psychology: Definition and History

Humanistic psychology takes a positive approach

Humanistic psychology, also known as humanism or the humanist perspective, is a movement that stresses the inherent goodness in people. …

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Categories Humanistic Psychology

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of human motivation. It suggests that behaviors are by a series of increasingly …

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Categories Motivation, Theories

Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow

Abraham Maslow was an influential American psychologist who founded the school thought known as humanistic psychology. His famous hierarchy of …

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Categories Humanistic Psychology, Psychologists

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