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	Maslow believes that if you want to understand [[Human Potential]], what humans are actually capable of, you study [[Good Specimen\|Good Specimens]].<ref>A. H. Maslow, ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' (Viking, 1971).p. 5-6.</ref>		Maslow believes that if you want to understand [[Human Potential]], what humans are actually capable of, you study [[Good Specimen\|Good Specimens]].<ref>A. H. Maslow, ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' (Viking, 1971).p. 5-6.</ref>

	Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude		A Good Specimen is a healthy specimen (see [[Health]] for a definition).<blockquote>Apparently it is now possible to say that the healthy organism itself gives clear and loud signals about what it, the organism, prefers or chooses, or consider to be a desirable state of affairs.<ref>A. H. Maslow, ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' (Viking, 1971). p. 11.</ref></blockquote>Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude
	and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>		and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>

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	Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude		Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude
	and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>		and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>

			== Quotes ==
			<blockquote>If we want to answer the question how tall can the human species grow. then obviously it is well to pick out the ones who are already tallest and study them. If we want to know how fast a human being can run, then it is no use to average out the speed of a "good sample" of the population; it is far better to collect Olympic gold medal winners and see how well they can do. If we want to know the possibilities for spiritual growth. value growth. or moral development in human beings.<ref>A. H. Maslow, ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' (Viking, 1971). p. 7.</ref></blockquote>

	== Maslow Index ==		== Maslow Index ==

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	<blockquote class="definition">In Maslow's ~~framework~~, the '''Good Specimen''' ~~refers to the idea that humans have~~ an ~~inherent, biologically-based set of needs and drives~~ that, ~~when met, lead to optimal functioning and well-being. Maslow believed that fulfilling these needs reflects~~ a ~~kind of "normal" or~~ "healthy~~" biology, where humans strive toward a higher more functional state of existence~~. ~~This normative aspect implies that there is a biologically typical or~~ "~~natural" way that humans are inclined to develop~~, ~~when not interfered with and when given proper supports.~~ <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 5-6</ref> ~~It is a phrase used by Maslow in his speculations and discussion~~ of [[Human Potential]].		<blockquote class="definition">In [[Abrahm Maslow\|Abrahm Maslow's]] [[Eupsychian Theory]], the '''Good Specimen''' is an individual that is more fully developed than others, a "psychologically healthy...self-actualized" individual,<ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 5-6</ref> one that has more closely approximated [[Full Realization]] of its inherent [[Human Potential]].

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

			Maslow believes that if you want to understand [[Human Potential]], what humans are actually capable of, you study [[Good Specimen\|Good Specimens]].<ref>A. H. Maslow, ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' (Viking, 1971).p. 5-6.</ref>

	Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude		Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude

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	===Syncretic Terms===		===Syncretic Terms===

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	==~~Abraham Maslow Terms~~==		== Concept Map ==

	~~{{#ask:[[Is a term::Abraham Maslow]]}}~~		=== Key Terms===

	=~~=Syncretic Terms==~~		[[Eupsychia]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Eupsychia]]
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	[[~~Good Specimen~~]] > {{#ask:[[Is a ~~syncretic~~ term::~~Good Specimen~~]]}}		[[Eupsychian Theory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Eupsychian Theory]]\|format=ul}}

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	==~~Components of Eupsychia~~==		===Syncretic Terms===

	[[~~Eupsychia~~]] > {{#ask:[[Is a ~~component of~~::~~Eupsychia~~]]}}		[[Good Specimen]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Good Specimen]]}}

	==Related LP Terms==		===Related LP Terms===

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	==Non-LP Related Terms==		===Non-LP Related Terms===

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	and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>		and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>

			== Maslow Index ==

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==Abraham Maslow Terms==

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==Syncretic Terms==

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==Components of Eupsychia==

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[[Good Specimen]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Good Specimen]]}}

==Notes==

Maslow suggests that organisms incline in the direction of making proper choices for themselves, that is, they incline towards self-regulation, self-government, self-choice. "The organism has more tendency toward choosing health, growth, biological success than we would have thought a century ago. This is in general anti-authoritarian, anticontrolling. For me it brings back into serious focus the whole Taoistic point of view. not only as expressed in contemporary ecological and ethological studies. where we have learned not to intrude
and to control. but for the human being it also means trusting more the child's own impulses toward growth and self-actualization." <ref>Maslow, A. H. ''The Farther Reaches of Human Nature'' New York: Viking, 1971. p. 13.</ref>

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