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He believed that a man gets to self-actualize when he proves himself that he is capable to achieve his goals and desires, but in order to attain his fullest potential, the person must have been raised in healthy surroundings which consist of “genuineness, acceptance, and empathy”, however, the lack of relationships with people that have healthy personalities will stop the person to grow “like a tree without sunlight and water” and affect the individual's process to accomplish self- actualization. Abraham Maslow approached to his concept of self- actualization in his hierarchy of needs theory. In this theory, he explained the process it takes for a person to achieve self-actualization. He mentions that for an individual to get to the “higher level growth needs”, he must first accomplish “lower deficit needs”. Once the “deficiency needs” has been achieved, the person’s goal is to accomplish the next step, which is the “being needs”. Maslow noticed that once individuals reach this level, they tend to "grow as a person" and reach self- actualization. However, individuals who experienced negative events while being in the lower deficit needs level prevents them from ascending in the hierarchy of needs. Anit Somech, an organizational psychologist and professor, who carried a small study

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