Talk:Self-actualization

Wiki Education assignment: PSYC 115 General Psychology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 30 August 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Dr.JohnStamos, Camels and Birds (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by TIME137TSS (talk) 01:15, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Adding criticism about Eurocentrism

Adding a sentence within the "Criticism" section about how Maslow's idea of self-actualization has been criticized in recent years due to its Eurocentrism, using this source

Reason: The criticism section is outdated and hardly discusses any recent thoughts on the concept. Additionally, it is important to to include applicability to other cultures.

Adding a sentence about how self-actualized individuals interact with those who are not self-actualized, using this source

Fixing small grammatical errors throughout, as well as changing confusingly-worded sentences

Reorganizing some information, such as references to Goldstein outside of his section, as well as changing paragraph breaks so that related information is together and unrelated information is separated

Removing clunky in-text citations, which are unnecessary due to the reference list at the end

Specifically: Under "History and development of the concept" where it says "Maslow (1943, 1954)" as well as where it says "One of Abraham Maslow's earliest discussions...pp. 370-396."

Removing a citation from "about.com," which is a site on Wikipedia's blacklist. I have found a different secondary source that supports the information from this source.

--Camels and Birds (talk) 20:43, 20 November 2023 (UTC)