Once physiological needs are met, safety needs come into play. These include security, stability, freedom from fear.
Safety needs are like having a reliable car alarm system after you've bought your dream car (met your physiological needs). You want assurance that your valuable possession will not be stolen or damaged.
Attachment Theory: This psychological theory emphasizes the importance of secure relationships and safe environments in shaping our behaviors and development.
Fight-or-Flight Response: An automatic bodily response to perceived threat or danger; it's part of how we meet our safety need when threatened.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Again referring back to Maslow's model where safety forms the second tier after physiological necessities have been fulfilled.
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