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•Thecharacteristics of self-actualizers include (1)amore efficient perception of
reality; (2)acceptance ofself,others, andnature; (3)spontaneity, simplicity, 
andnaturalness; (4)aproblem-centered approach tolife;(5)theneedfor
privacy; (6)autonomy; (7)freshness ofappreciation; (8)peakexperiences; 
(9)social interest; (10)profound interpersonal relations; (11)ademocratic 
attitude; (12)theability todiscriminate means fromends; (13)aphilosophical 
sense ofhumor; (14)creativeness; and
(15)resistance toenculturation.
•Inhisphilosophy ofscience, Maslow argued foraTaoistic attitude, onethat
isnoninterfering, passive, receptive, andsubjective.
•TheJonah complex isthefearofbeing ordoing one’s best.
•Psychotherapy should bedirected attheneed levelcurrently being thwarted, 
inmost cases loveandbelongingness needs.
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