Engaging Self‐Actualisation through Occupational Intelligence

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ID12644159
AuthorsMick Collins (0009-0005-3714-2373, University of East Anglia, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume14
Issue2
Pages92-99
Publication date2007-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Occupational Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1442-7591 • E-ISSN: 2158-1576
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14427591.2007.9686589
OpenAlexW2037078235
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

This article develops a theme discussed in a previous publication, where I argued that cultivating awareness of humans’ multidimensional capacities enables a fluid engagement of creative adaptations within occupations and identity. In this article I go on to explore Abraham Maslow's theory of self‐actualisation and his suggestion that intelligence is an important factor in the self‐actualisation process. I discuss how human intelligence and occupations are vital elements of the “operational meaning” of the process of self‐actualisation. Maslow suggested that self‐actualisation is an expression of full humanness. I propose that expressing full humanness requires awareness of the multidimensional capacities and intelligences of human beings. I argue that through developing awareness of their multidimensional capacities and intelligences, humans as occupational beings can engage their ‘occupational intelligence’ towards the meta‐goal of self‐actualisation. A case vignette of CG Jung explains the theoretical position taken in this article

Aesthetics · Creativity · Epistemology · Identity (music · Maslow's hierarchy of needs · Meaning (existential · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Self · Self-Actualization · Self-awareness · Self-concept · Theory of multiple intelligences · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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