Growth motivation
- The desire to develop in ways that allow us to fulfil our potential.
- Agency is a critical factor.
- Can only develop once basic/deficiency needs are satisfied.
- Requires a match between abilities and the challenges presented by the environment, (e.g. state of flow).
- More likely to develop if the belief that one has the ‘unconditional positive regard’ (understanding and unconditional acceptance) of other important people. (According to Rogers)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- One is not motivated by only one category of needs at a time but one type of need may predominate.
- The major difference lies in the distinction between deficiency versus growth needs so it may be collapsed into a two level hierarchy.
Self-worth & Self-actualisation
Conditions of worth
- An individual believes that the acceptance and love of others depends on certain conditions being met.
- Internalisation of conditions of worth may lead to the development of needs relating to their validation.
- Conditional self-worth may suppress self-actualisation.