Efficient Perceptions of Reality: Self-Actualizers can judge situations correctly and honestly and are very sensitive to superficial and dishonest expressions.
Acceptance of Self, Others and Nature: Self-Actualizers accept their human nature with all its flaws. The shortcomings of others and the contradictions of the human condition are accepted with humour and tolerance.
Reliant on Own Experiences and Judgement: Independent, not reliant on culture and environment to form opinions and views.
Spontaneous and Natural: True to oneself, rather than being how others want.
Task Centring: Most of Maslow’s subjects had a mission to fulfil in life or some task or problem ‘beyond’ themselves (instead of outside themselves) to pursue. Humanitarians such as Albert Schweitzer are considered to have possessed this quality.
Autonomous: Self-Actualizers are free from reliance on external authorities or other people. They tend to be resourceful and independent.
Continued Freshness of Appreciation: The Self-Actualizer possesses the “innocence of vision” like a child, a constantly renewed appreciation of life’s essential goods, experiencing a sunset or a flower as intensely as at first.
Profound Interpersonal Relationships: The interpersonal relationships of Self-Actualizers are marked by deep loving bonds.
Comfort with Solitude: Despite their satisfying relationships with others, self-actualizing people value solitude and are comfortable being alone.
Non-Hostile Sense of Humor: Self-Actualizers can laugh at themselves and do not rely on sarcasm and mockery.
Peak Experiences: Self-Actualizers cultivate and seek occasions marked by awe, mystery, ecstasy, harmony, and depth of meaning to feel at one with the universe.
Socially Compassionate: Possessing humanity.
Few Friends: Self-Actualisers have a few intimate friends rather than many superficial relationships.
Gemeinschaftsgefühl: The Self-Actualizer possesses “Gemeinschaftsgefühl”, a German word that infers “social interest, community feeling, or a sense of oneness with all humanity.”
