human experience that focuses on our small-scale, communal roots suggests that the focus on self-actualization, found in the work of many modern behavioral scientists, may be somewhat limited
it is quite limited
Maslow knew this himself. Maslow's hierarchy of needs does not end with self-actualization
that is how far he had gotten when it was published and popularized and then he continued working on the premise and came up with self-transcendence as the new pinnacle of the hierarchy (presumably this is the pinnacle that can be achieved in a lifetime as Maslow died working on this and never managed to add anything else to the hierarchy)
it is quite limited
Maslow knew this himself. Maslow's hierarchy of needs does not end with self-actualization
that is how far he had gotten when it was published and popularized and then he continued working on the premise and came up with self-transcendence as the new pinnacle of the hierarchy (presumably this is the pinnacle that can be achieved in a lifetime as Maslow died working on this and never managed to add anything else to the hierarchy)