Quick Facts

Forms: POD,POI, CRI, PAI
Range: Adults
Length: Varies
Norms: Adults
Administration Time: 2-3 hours

What is "Self-Actualizing"?

The concept of self-actualizing is central to Everett Shostrom's work and his development of the Actualizing Assessment Battery (AAB). Building on Maslow's ideas,
Shostrom developed a theory of self-actualizing that he
defined statistically as a process, as an ethic, and as a 
therapeutic and educational model.

In Actualizing Therapy, Shostrom writes:

"Self-actualizing is...an active process of being and becoming increasingly inner-directed and integrated at the levels of thinking, feeling, and bodily response...a process of moving from normal manipulation toward growth, development, and the unfolding of human potential..."

These ideas remain relevant and useful, in forming both theory and practice in a variety of disciplines. The concept of the self-actualizing individual is currently being utilized in areas that range from therapy and academic research to corporate studies of consumer behavior.

AAB Materials

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