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11: Maslow - Humanism / The Self-Actualized Person Flashcards

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psychologist who originated concept of self-actualization in his book The Organism (1934)

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Kurt Goldstein

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model created by Maslow which consists of five layers describing core needs in order of importance - pyramid shape

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hierarchy of needs

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1st layer of Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom - need for food/water, pH and temperature balance, rest, elimination of wastes, physical activity, etc. (85% of people meet)

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physiological needs

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2nd layer of Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom - need for stability, protection, shelter, structure/order (70% of people meet)

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safety needs

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3rd layer of Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom - need for friendship, affection, community, family (50% of people meet)

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belonging needs

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4th layer of Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom - need for status, recognition, appreciation from others, dominance (lower level) and confidence, competence, achievement, independence, freedom (higher level) [40% of people meet]

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esteem needs

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5th layer of Maslow’s hierarchy from bottom, AKA “growth motivation” and “being needs” (B-needs) - the need to fulfill all of your own personal potentials, to be all that you can be (10% of people meet)

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self-actualization

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the bottom four levels of Maslow’s hierarchy - when you don’t have enough of them, you feel a need for more

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deficiency needs (D-needs)

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your body developing a need for a certain substance / thing when it’s lacking in it

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homeostasis

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Maslow’s term for needs that are built into us genetically for survival (this actually refers to B-needs not D-needs)

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instinctoid

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an individual’s conceptualization of what their ideal life would be / look like - to Maslow, a significant indication of their needs and which they are lacking

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philosophy of the future

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qualitative method Maslow used to define self-actualization, by comparing common traits of people (friends, historical figures) who he personally felt matched the definition

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biographical analysis

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trait of a self-actualized person - ability to differentiate what is fake/dishonest from what is real/genuine

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reality-centered

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trait of a self-actualized person - treating life’s difficulties as problems to be addressed with solutions, not as personal troubles to be complained about or surrendered to

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problem-centered

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trait of a self-actualized person - belief that ends don’t necessarily justify means, and that the means (the journey) is often more important than the ends (the destination)

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different perception of means and ends

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trait of a self-actualized person - comfortable being alone

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solitude-oriented

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trait of a self-actualized person - enjoying deeper relationships with a few people, rather than shallow relationships with many people

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close personal relations

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trait of a self-actualized person - relative independence from physical and social needs

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autonomy

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trait of a self-actualized person - not susceptible to social pressure to “fit in”, nonconformist, autonomous

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resisting enculturation

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trait of a self-actualized person - preferring to joke at one’s own expense or at the human condition at large, rather than directing humor at others

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unhostile sense of humor

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trait of a self-actualized person - more likely to take you as you are than try to change you into their ideal, accepting of their own uniqueness, willing to address harmful qualities in themselves

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acceptance of self and others

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trait of a self-actualized person - prefer being themselves rather than pretentious or artificial (appear more conventional on the surface than noncomformists who are less self-actualized)

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spontaneity and simplicity

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trait of a self-actualized person - democratic values, openness to ethnic and individual variety, differences

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humility and respect

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trait of a self-actualized person - social interest, compassion, humanity for others (Gemeinschaftsgefühl)

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human kinship

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trait of a self-actualized person - strong set of moral principles, spiritual but seldom religious in nature

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strong ethics

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trait of a self-actualized person - an ability to see even ordinary things with wonder and fascination

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freshness of appreciation

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trait of a self-actualized person - ability to be inventive and original

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creative

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trait of a self-actualized person - greater tendency to feel at touch with nature / the world, infinite, eternal

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peak experiences

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certain flaws that may be present among self-actualized people - suffer realistic anxiety and guilt, overly kind, absentminded, occasionally cold or lack humor

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imperfections

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a term for the distinct “being needs” (B-needs) in self-actualized people

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metaneeds

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a B-need of self-actualizers - honesty as opposed to dishonesty

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truth

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a B-need of self-actualizers - morality as opposed to evil

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goodness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - tastefulness as opposed to ugliness/vulgarity

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beauty

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a B-need of self-actualizers - wholeness of self as opposed to arbitrariness / being controlled by others

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unity and transcendence of opposites

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a B-need of self-actualizers - mindfulness as opposed to emptiness / mechanization of life

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aliveness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - individuality as opposed to conformity / uniformity

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uniqueness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - carefulness and deliberation as opposed to sloppiness, inconsistency, accident

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perfection and necessity

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a B-need of self-actualizers - completeness as opposed to incompleteness

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completion

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a B-need of self-actualizers - fairness and responsibility as opposed to injustice and lawlessness

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justice and order

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a B-need of self-actualizers - focus as opposed to unnecessary complexity

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simplicity

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a B-need of self-actualizers - environmental well-being as opposed to impoverishment

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richness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - painlessness and ease of living as opposed to strain

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effortlessness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - joyfulness as opposed to humorlessness, dullness, drudgery

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playfulness

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a B-need of self-actualizers - self-reliance as opposed to dependency on others

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self-sufficiency

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a B-need of self-actualizers - purpose as opposed to senselessness

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meaningfulness

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a term for problems that arise out a self-actualizer not having their needs fulfilled (depression, alienation, cynicism, etc.)

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metapathologies

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Maslow’s “fourth force” in psychology, following psychoanalysis (1st), behaviorism (2nd), and humanism (3rd) - dealt with matters like meditation, “higher levels of consciousness”, parapsychological phenomena

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transpersonal psychologies

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influential transpersonalist psychologist who authored books like “The Atman Project”, “The History of Everything”

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Ken Wilber

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Maslow’s term for science that lacks humanity - devoid of emotion, joy, wonder

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desacralization

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studies that concentrate on the procedures themselves rather than the content of the research, its purpose

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method-centered research

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studies that place their emphasis on the subject matter and addressing issues rather than the procedures used - more humanistic approach

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problem-centered research

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information we are aware of based on having experienced it firsthand ourselves - subjective, part of existentialism

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experiential knowledge

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Maslow’s approach which emphasizes subjectivity and values rather than the abstract objectivity of behaviorism - didn’t want to discard science outright, but infuse it with subjectivity

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Taoist science

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need of some individuals to create a sense of beauty in their lives

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aesthetic needs

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need of some individuals to discover and solve questions/mysteries - curiosity

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cognitive needs

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fear of self-actualization / B-needs due to belief that oneself is weak and will never amount to anything - because higher-level needs are weaker, they are easily ignored

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Jonah complex

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whatever need is the most dominant in an individual’s life at a point in time (ex. when you’re hungry, it’s food)

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prepotent need

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when B-needs becoming primary source of motivation in one’s life after reaching all other levels - less deterministic, in control of pursuit of “being”

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metamotivation

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Maslow’s term for a hypothetical society comprised of only self-actualized people separated from the disturbances of non-actualized people - society of “good souls”

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Eupsychia

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tool Maslow used to determine how far along an individual was towards self-actualization (two scores: “inner directed supports” and “time competence”)

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Personal Orientation Inventory (POI)

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scale on the POI test - the degree to which one is his/her own sense of support

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inner directed supports

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scale on the POI test - the degree to which one lives in the present (with full awareness, contact, feeling)

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time competence

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psychological field/movement created by Seligman that concerns itself with what makes people happy / on the “positive side” of human condition (non-humanistic psychologies focused on getting people from the “negative side” back to neutral)

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positive psychology

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