Definition
Maslow's term for moments of highest happiness, fulfillment, and meaning, often characterized by feelings of transcendence, unity, and profound understanding. These experiences typically occur during self-actualization and can be triggered by nature, art, love, or achievement.
Etymology
Coined by Abraham Maslow in the 1960s, using 'peak' in the sense of a mountain summit—the highest point of human experience. He developed this concept while studying self-actualizing individuals who reported transcendent moments that seemed to reveal deeper truths about life.
Kelly Says
Peak experiences aren't just 'feeling good'—they're moments when people report feeling connected to something larger than themselves and gaining insights that permanently change their perspective! Maslow found that even brief peak experiences could have lasting positive effects on personality and life satisfaction.
Translations
ARالعربية
تجربة الذروة
taj-ree-bah ath-thuroh
BNবাংলা
শীর্ষ অভিজ্ঞতা
sheersh obhi-j-nta
CACatalà
experiència màxima
ehk-spe-ree-en-sa max-ee-ma
CSČeština
vrcholný zážitek
vr-chol-ny za-zitek
DADansk
top-oplevelse
top-o-ple-vel-se
DEDeutsch
Gipfelerlebnis
gi-pel-er-lee-bis
ELΕλληνικά
υψηλή εμπειρία
y-si-lee im-pe-ree-a
ESEspañol
experiencia cumbre
ehk-spere-en-thee-a kom-breh
FAفارسی
تجربه اوج
taj-ree-beh o-j
FISuomi
huippukokemus
hui-ppu-ko-ke-mus
FRFrançais
expérience de pointe
ehk-spere-ens de poht
HEעברית
חוויות שיא
cho-ve-ot she-yah
HIहिन्दी
शीर्ष अनुभव
sheersh a-nubhav
HUMagyar
csúcsélmény
choos-el-men-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengalaman puncak
peng-alaman pun-nak
ITItaliano
esperienza di picco
ehk-spere-en-za di peek-koh
KO한국어
정상 경험
jeong-sang gyeong-heom
MSBahasa Melayu
pengalaman puncak
peng-alaman pun-nak
NLNederlands
topervaring
top-er-va-ring
NONorsk
topp opplevelse
topp opp-le-ve-lse
PLPolski
doświadczenie szczytowe
do-swoy-dzien-cheh shchy-to-weh
PTPortuguês
experiência de pico
ehk-spere-en-sa de pee-koh
RORomână
experiență de vârf
ehk-spe-ree-en-tsa de varf
RUРусский
пиковое переживание
pik-ovoe perezhivanie
SVSvenska
toppen upplevelse
toh-pen oo-p-le-va
SWKiswahili
uzo mkuu
oo-zo m-koo
TAதமிழ்
உச்சநிலை அனுபவம்
uch-cha-ni-lai a-nu-pa-vam
TEతెలుగు
శీర్ష ప్రభావం
sheersha pra-bha-vam
THไทย
ประสบการณ์สูงสุด
pra-saap-gaan song-sot
TLTL
pinakamataas na karanasan
pee-na-ka-ma-ta-as na ka-ra-na-san
TRTürkçe
tepe deneyimi
te-peh de-nye-yim-ee
UKУкраїнська
пікове переживання
pi-ko-ve perezhivannya
URاردو
شروعی تجربہ
shuroo-ee taj-ree-ba
VITiếng Việt
trải nghiệm đỉnh cao
trai nghiem dinh cao