The 321 Anomaly Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 It has come to my attention that Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs places self-actualization and self-transcendence as the two most exalted reaches of one's psychological evolution, in a manner of speaking. I am wondering specifically what steps would be required in working toward reaching these concepts. I gather that self-actualization in particular refers to one becoming their "best self" and that self-transcendence refers to improving and/or being of service to the world/universe as a whole and making a difference in the grand scheme of things. I can be fairly confident that setting (and ultimately reaching) long term goals may very well be a prerequisite to achieving (or almost achieving) self-actualization, but what further insights can be offered regarding a course of action that would lead to self-actualization and its successor, self-transcendence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, The 321 Anomaly said: Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs places self-actualization and self-transcendence as the two most exalted reaches of one's psychological evolution Apart from the fact that the hierarchy is fairly bogus (like much pre-scientific psychology) it doesn’t include “self-transcendence” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 321 Anomaly Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Actually, self-transcendence was included in the hierarchy when I learned about it in a psych course I took this past fall. What is it in particular, apart from it being pre-scientific, that led you to believe it's an inaccurate model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs#Criticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 43 minutes ago, Strange said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs#Criticism I started a psychology course, with a view to doing a degree, and gave up not long after learning about Maslow's hierarchy. For me, psychology needs to have a neuroscientific foundation. Biopsychology is much better grounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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