self-actualization
English
Alternative forms
- self-actualisation
Etymology
self- + actualization. Probably applied in this sense by Abraham Maslow.
Noun
self-actualization (usually uncountable, plural self-actualizations)
- Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled. [1950 to date]
- 2007 November, Gil Schwartz, “Escape from the job monster”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, ISSN 1054-4836, page 122:
- This is not an exercise in self-actualization at other people's expense. That's what you've been doing up until now. This is about acknowledging your faults to the people you've hurt without hurting them more.
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Synonyms
- self-realization
Derived terms
- self-actualize
Translations
psychological development
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