fulfillment model

a basic type of personality theory based on the assumption that the primary motivation for behavior is self-fulfillment, as manifest in a drive to realize one’s innate potential. Humanistic approaches to psychology, as exemplified by the work of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, are prominent examples of the fulfillment model. [introduced by U.S. psychologist Salvatore R. Maddi (1933– )]

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Psychology term of the day

January 19th 2025

holism

n. any approach or theory holding that a system or organism is a coherent, unified whole that cannot be fully explained in terms of individual parts or characteristics. The system or organism may have properties as a complete entity or phenomenon in addition to those of its parts. Thus, an analysis or understanding of the parts does not provide an understanding of the whole. —holistic adj.