After Marta graduated from college, she found a steady and good-paying job, got married, started to raise a family, and began to receive recognition at work and in the community. Eventually, she began to devote more time and effort to intellectual and aesthetic pursuits. Marta is advancing to which category on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

A) self-fulfillment
B) self-esteem
C) self-confidence
D) self-actualization
E) self-care

Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Hierarchy of Needs

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that categorizes human needs into five levels, from basic survival needs to self-actualization.

Intellectual Pursuits

Activities that involve serious study or application of ideas, concepts, and theories, often for personal growth or academic achievement.