Contributions to humanistic theory by Maslow

Analyze the most important contributions to humanistic theory by Maslow and Rogers and explain your reasoning. Analyze your own process of self-actualization (i.e., achieving personal potential) and comment on how your ideas about your potential have developed over time. In your answer, explain the concept of success in the culture in which you were raised and discuss whether your own concept of success aligns with that culture and what has influenced any shifts you have made. Does being an optimist versus a pessimist influence the ability to meet needs, as in Maslow’s hierarchy? Can you be a pessimist and still have your needs met in the hierarchy? Is there a place in the hierarchy where being a pessimist would make it more difficult than at other times?