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]
The self-actualization and material comfort realized through the practice of these universalist principles drew wide public support, in contrast with narrower ideologies designed largely to entrench incumbent interests. Source: Internet
Like her contemporaries, Gaskell uses the marriage plot as a vehicle for female self-actualization and empowerment. Source: Internet
The series explores the loss of innocence and self-actualization as the audience watches a campus of young women evolve, embracing the new, dispensing with the old, and figuring out how to topple the heteronormative patriarchy in the process. Source: Internet
Philosopher David L. Norton identified himself an "ethical individualist," and, like Rand, saw a harmony between an individual's fidelity to his own self-actualization, or "personal destiny," and the achievement of society's well being. Source: Internet
Ultimate goals include assisting students to be intrinsically motivated to educate themselves, and aiding the student in self-actualization. Source: Internet
Rather than remaining the sole space for experience, the analog museum is joined by the digital museum, whose strengths include contextualizing knowledge, offering opportunities for sharing, community building, and creative self-actualization. Source: Internet