Safety Needs

Definition

Once physiological needs are met, safety needs come into play. These include security, stability, freedom from fear.

Related terms

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.