Metamotivation

Self-actualizing individuals, namely those who are more mature and more fully human, are by definition already suitably gratified in their basic needs. Self-actualizing people do not (for any length of time) feel anxiety-ridden, insecure, unsafe, alone, ostracized, rootless, unlovable, rejected, etc. They are therefore no longer primarily motivated by such basic needs but rather by higher motives and needs, termed metaneeds and metamotivations respectively.