self-actualisation & Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Question 1

self-actualisation

Answer 1

Fulfilling your potential – developing your abilities and skills, successfully deploying them, and enjoying doing so.
Becoming the best you can possibly be.
Because each human is different, self-actualisation will differ from person to person.

Question 2

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Answer 2

Maslow’s view of self-actualisation involves satisfying 5 levels in a hierarchy of needs.

Question 3

bottom levels

Answer 3

At the bottom of the hierarchy is physiological needs, as without things like food, water, and air to breathe, you would die.
The next level is safety needs (e.g. having a home).
Followed by social needs (e.g. having friends and romantic relationships), Then esteem needs (e.g. a job you are good at).
These lower levels of the hierarchy are deficiency needs.
A person without these basic needs is lacking and must address them before they can reach the final stage of the hierarchy: self-actualisation.

Question 4

top level

Answer 4

Self-actualisation - a growth need. Involves fulfilling your full creative, moral, and intellectual potential.
A self-actualising person is one who is constantly striving towards and achieving a worthy goal.
Maslow said only 1% of people self-actualise.