self-actualization

self-actualization
/self"ak'chooh euh leuh zay"sheuhn, self'ak-/, n. Psychol.
the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
Also called actualization.
[1935-40]

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