The Path to Self-Actualization: How to Expand the Boundaries of Your Abilities. A New Understanding of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The founder of humanistic psychology, Abraham Maslow, is widely known for the concept of self-actualization, the path to which lies through the fulfillment of basic human needs such as food and safety. However, the "hierarchy of needs" often referred to in connection with the great psychologist's name is a simplified and incomplete model of his idea of the hierarchy of needs. The well-known American cognitive scientist Scott Barry Kaufman has thoroughly studied Maslow's later notes and unpublished texts and has used them to supplement the classic's theory, which he wrote and spoke about extensively late in his life concerning "higher needs" — love, friendship, a sense of self-worth, self-respect, individuality. The updated hierarchy is intended to serve the reader as a foundation for understanding human nature and behavior, while the accompanying checklists and practical exercises will help reflect on one's own behavior models and confidently move along the path of personal development towards self-actualization.