self-protection Synonyms

self-defense self-defence care know how to take care of oneself self-preservation is the first law of nature having concern for one's own welfare llooking after number one it is natural to think of yourself first avoidance reaction deterrent capacity ego defenses aspiration to live desire to live determination to live feelings of personal safety negative taxis individual survival individual safety defenses defence defense guard hedge protecting protection protective resistance safety self-preservation defense in depth defense mechanism escape mechanism psychological defenses