Administered to 15 experienced transcendental meditators and 21 novices A. W. Bendig's (1956) modified version of the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Rotter's Internal-External Control Scale, and the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) of self-actualization. As predicted, experienced meditators were significantly less anxious and more internally controlled than beginners. Likewise, experienced meditators were significantly higher (i.e., more self-actualized) on 7 POI subscales. Results are discussed in terms of the psychological health implications of Transcendental Meditation and its potential therapeutic applications