AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Individuals with strong moral sense that are democratic in nature and are willing to act independently irrespective of social and cultural reassures is what Abraham Maslow would described as: self-actualized.

Detailed explanation-2: -Self-actualization, in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, is the highest level of psychological development, where personal potential is fully realized after basic bodily and ego needs have been fulfilled.

Detailed explanation-3: -(Maslow, 1943). Extrapolating from this quote, we can see self-actualization in examples like: An artist who has never made a profit on his art, but he still paints because it is fulfilling and makes him happy. A woman who finds joy in achieving mastery in a niche hobby.

Detailed explanation-4: -Self-actualization is the final stage in the linear growth of an individual. Maslow believed that in order to achieve this state of personal fulfilment, the person must first satisfy the preceding needs (i.e. physiological, safety, love/belonging, and esteem, in that order).

Detailed explanation-5: -Self-actualization needs are the highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy, and refer to the realization of a person’s potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Maslow (1943) describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be.