self preservation
Self-Preservation according to the Webster’s dictionary is a natural or instinctive tendency to act so as to preserve ones own existence. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel showed how his self -preservation was controlled by his common instinct and not rational decisions. ... Elie is many times led by his instinct to his self-preservation. ... The first time that he faced his own self preservation was when he first arrived at Birkenau. ... This was the first time that his own instinct led him to his self-preservation. Another time that his instinct led him to his preservation was while he was in the hospital. ... The victims had few thoughts during the holocaust except self-preservation and the loss of families and all their hopes.