Select one of the following:

– being homeless

– seeking to be a millionaire

– earning an advanced degree

– getting divorced

– getting married

– seeking therapy for adjustment problems

– joining a gym

– having a baby

– joining the military

– working in a day care

– becoming a mechanic

– sculpting a work of art

– planting a flower garden

– becoming a paramedic

According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchical theory of motivation, which need is the person working on? Why do you think so? Are we capable of self-direction and actualization? Why or why not? When does transcendence occur?

None of the activities above guarantee the person is seeking the self-actualization process.Describe how engaging in one of these activities can both be engaging in self-actualization and/or a distraction from self-actualization.