Keyword: «sense of humor as a property of self-actualized person»

The article presents the results of the theoretical analysis carried out by the author of the problem of the category correlation: «self-actualization» and sense of humor» in psychological science. It is concluded that the ratio of these categories lies in the very understanding of self-actualizing personality as a person with autonomy, the ability to spontaneity, philosophical sense of humor. At the same time, a sense of humor should be attributed, on the one hand, to the important properties of a self-actualizing person, and on the other hand, to factors contributing to the process of self-actualization.