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  2. Self-actualization - Wikipedia

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    Carl Rogers used the term "self-actualization" to describe something distinct from the concept developed by Maslow: the actualization of the individual's sense of 'self.' [35] In Rogers' theory of person-centered therapy, self-actualization is the ongoing process of maintaining and enhancing the individual's self-concept through reflection ...

  3. Abraham Maslow - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. American psychologist (1908–1970) Abraham Maslow Born Abraham Harold Maslow April 1, 1908 (1908-04) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. Died June 8, 1970 (1970-06-08) (aged 62) Menlo Park, California, U.S. Education City College of New York Cornell University University of Wisconsin Known ...

  4. Peak experience - Wikipedia

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    A peak experience is an altered state of consciousness characterized by euphoria, often achieved by self-actualizing individuals. [citation needed] The concept was originally developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow in mid-1940s [1] and term was coined by him in 1956 (see "History" below).

  5. Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia

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    Maslow's hierarchy of needs is an idea in psychology proposed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation" in the journal Psychological Review. [1] The theory is a classification system intended to reflect the universal needs of society as its base, then proceeding to more acquired emotions. [ 18 ]

  6. Positive disintegration - Wikipedia

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    DÄ…browski, a personal friend and correspondent of Maslow, rejected Abraham Maslow's description of self-actualization. Actualization of an undifferentiated self is not a developmental outcome in DÄ…browski's theory, whereas Maslow described self-actualization as a process where the self is accepted "as is", with both higher and lower aspects ...

  7. Personal development - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Maslow (1908–1970), proposed a hierarchy of needs with self actualization at the top, defined as "the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming". In other words, self actualization is the ambition to become a better version of oneself, to become everything one is capable of being ...

  8. Motivation - Wikipedia

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    Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often visualized as a pyramid in which the more basic needs at the bottom form the foundation for higher needs. Maslow holds that humans have different kinds of needs and that those needs are responsible for motivation. According to him, they form a hierarchy of needs that is composed of lower and higher needs.

  9. Metamotivation - Wikipedia

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    Metamotivation is a term coined by Abraham Maslow to describe the motivation of people who are self-actualized and striving beyond the scope of their basic needs to reach their full potential. Maslow suggested that people are initially motivated by a series of basic needs, [1] called the hierarchy of needs.