Maslow's Theory Of Personality

During the path few weeks it has become more apparent that theorists have many ideas on the personalities of others. That being said though it might seem easy to judge your own personality it becomes difficult. Taking from the theorists read to date the best explanation falls in the Humanistic and Existential approaches.
Self-Actualization as explained in the courses text as a process in which a person can grow by realizing one’s own potential. This is best described as the way a person feels inside will dictate their path. A person must develop, or want to develop, internally to affect changes in their outside world. Much like food, and water can grow a person physically, certain portions of a personality can help to achieve growth (Friedman,

In order to assess people Maslow used a multitude of assessment techniques in order to achieve results in his theory. Though he used many techniques the people that he deemed after assessment were self-actualized were very hard to find and assess. This however only made the theory that much strong showing other personality traits like that of a need for privacy or an extreme want to be independent.
Personally I don’t believe I was always a self-actualized person. A self-actualized person however must grow over time like with many other personality theories. In my earlier childhood I believe I had enough peak experiences to achieve a much healthier and grown personality. The first that I can clearly understand was the need for a good job in my teenage years to help the family.
Even though I knew a job would pay me money and I could get the things I wanted I did not have a clear idea of what it actually meant. After being on the job for six months it just struck me one day that I could also help my family as a whole. This was highlighted by a peak experience of my

This does not help ask the questions of how personalities are cultivated in the younger years or how genetics affects how a personality grows over time. Though this theory does rely on a person’s internal want to achieve a better environment, it does not dictate that the environment needs to be healthy or unhealthy. Generally having a positive response to good or bad influences achieves the main goals of this theory. Though this theory has some short falls it is the best representation of my personality at this present time. Perhaps over time I will personally be able to assess more about myself in order to understand the world that much more.
In conclusion making each situation into a positive outcome, or a silver lining, is very healthy for everyone. Making decisions or helping others positively in addition to helping your own mental health is the best outcome I personally find. Though I might not get full credit on this paper because of overlooked pieces or perhaps something else it will be positive because of the amount I have been able to learn about myself up until now. This overall I guess makes me a positive psychologist, and how could that really be a bad