Maslow’s Characteristics of Self-Actualizers

In studying the self-actualizer Maslow saw that these people possessed specific qualities, all which create…

“…a pressure toward unity of personality, toward spontaneous expressiveness, toward full individuality and identity, toward seeing the truth rather than being blind, toward being creative, toward being good, and a lot else. That is, the human being is so constructed that he presses toward what most people would call good values, toward serenity, kindness, courage, honesty, love, unselfishness, and goodness" 

-Abraham Maslow

These qualities are acceptance, gemeinschaftsgefühl, have exceptional values called metaneeds, realistic, have peace with duality, are self-sufficient, transcends culture, enjoy a quality of detachment, authentic, altruistic, creative, gracious, mystical, are benevolent and more loving, democratic, and possess an unique sense of humor.