“…An attempt to operationally define the self-actualization construct has resulted in a measure of the values and behaviors believed to be of importance in the development of self-actualization. This measure, the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI; Shostrom, 1963), has stimulated a growing body of research linking counseling effectiveness and measured selfactualization (Foulds, 1969;Jansen & Garvey, 1973;McClain, 1970;Selfridge & Vander Kolk, 1976).…”