Erin Sullivan | Britannica

Erin Sullivan

Contributor

BIOGRAPHY

Contributor to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (2009) whose work for that encyclopedia formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (1)

Diagram that presents Maslow's hierachy of needs in the shape of a triangle split into five levels. The bottom level is labeled physiological needs; the next level up is safety needs, and the level above that is love needs. The next level is esteem needs. At the top of the triangle is need for self-actualization.

self-actualization

Self-actualization, in psychology, a concept regarding the process by which an individual reaches his or her full potential. It was originally introduced by Kurt Goldstein, a physician specializing in neuroanatomy and psychiatry in the early half of the 20th century. As conceived by Goldstein,…