Self-actualization, according to Maslow, represents the growth of an individual toward fulfillment of the highest needs. Maslow argues that only high acheivers are self-actualizers, but we are all in fact capable of self-actualization.
In a thrombotic stroke, a blood clot (thrombus) forms inside one of the brain's arteries. The clot blocks blood flow to a part of the brain. This causes brain cells in that area to stop functioning and die quickly.
1 Coronary artery disease makes a heart attack more likely. 2  Carotid artery disease: Atherosclerosis with narrowing of one or both of the carotid arteries in the neck. 3  Disease of the carotid arteries makes stroke more likely.