After escaping the unit, Bromden returns to his home. With McMurphy's help and friendship, Bromden is able to adapt McMurphy's words and is able to start a new life as a true individual. Not only does he manage to escape and return home with his family, but he also overcomes his own psychosis. Similar to Susanna Kaysen, Bromden becomes a person who helps other patients in the department achieve their goal. Bromden goes beyond the final stage of Maslow's hierarchical needs, which is self-actualization. He realizes his personal potential, his self-realization, which leads him to grow as a responsible adult through his