> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 topics, 36 evergreens</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[self-actualization]]</s> > "If you are the common denominator [in bad situations], then you also have the power to change those situations" > ^[[Interview With A Murderer: Live After Prison - YouTube](https://youtu.be/W96yNjU_KFE?t=3949)] > > <cite>[[Dr. K]]</cite> > [!wikipedia] [self-actualization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-actualization) > > Self-actualization, in Maslow's [[hierarchy of needs]], is the highest level of psychological development, where personal potential is fully realized after basic bodily and ego needs have been fulfilled. > > Self-actualization was coined by the organismic theorist Kurt Goldstein for the motive to realize one's full potential: "the tendency to actualize itself as fully as possible is the basic drive ... the drive of self-actualization." Carl Rogers similarly wrote of "the curative force in [[psychotherapy]] – man's tendency to actualize himself, to become his potentialities ... to express and activate all the capacities of the organism." > **See**:: #### Related - [[An increase in self-love and self-respect may lead to a decrease in productivity]] - [[Ashram provides time to be self serving]] - [[Be the change you want to see in the world]] - [[Belief helps us push through hardship]] - [[Deconstructing your faith can feel like constructing a puzzle that you haven't seen before]] - [[Deconstructing your faith is like climbing through a jungle canopy]] - [[Depression is past focused, hopelessness is future focused]] - [[Happiness is enlightenment and sadness is delusion]] - [[How do we avoid suffering]] - [[How long should we wait for someone to accept us]] - [[Identity is your understanding of yourself vs your interaction with the world]] - [[Is there life after death]] - [[Knowledge of an unjust world is painful]] - [[Life is what you make of it]] - [[Our ego defends every belief we hold conscious or subconscious]] - [[Personality types are 3d and interconnected, not 2d and static]] - [[Presentation is the realization of our self-perception and identity is the realization of our self-image]] - [[Purpose is derived from within, duty is derived from without]] - [[Searching for THE answer is dangerous]] - [[Sometimes we can't grow until we change our environment]] - [[Trans people will look for any other solution than being trans]] - [[What is the meaning of life]] - [[When should you forgive people who don't deserve it]] - [[Why representation in media is important]] - [[You can discover your transness at any point in life]] - [[You will never be pushed to understand marginalization unless you are part of a marginalized group]]