Self-actualisation is the only motive that drives an organism. Psychologist Kurt Goldstein said that. Self-actualisation, in simple words, means being (or becoming) what one can be. What appear to be different drives such as hunger, sex, power, achievement and curiosity are merely manifestations of the ultimate purpose which is self-actualisation. When a person is hungry he actualises himself by eating. Even a rapist is actualising himself, but in the most pathological way possible. Pathology is too complex an issue to be discussed here. So let’s get back to our topic. For the psychologically healthy people, self-actualisation is the organic principle by which the individual becomes more fully developed and more complete. Every individual has various needs. The fulfilment of each need takes the individual a step forward in the self-actualising process. Some people read and acquire more and more knowledge, thus fulfilling the need for knowledge which for them is
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