self-preservation

He had self-hate and self-preservation; he craved fame and success, but he lost his anonymity.

But in an accompanying report, it also acknowledged the AI model was capable of "extreme actions" if it thought its "self-preservation" was threatened.

One assumes that even if the judiciary is only operating out of an instinct self-preservation it might want to push back against that kind of direct threat.

The holiday of Purim is a testament to the will of Jewish self-preservation — intricately entangled with the liberation of all peoples.

They may occasionally forget the England team exists for everyone, not just the individuals in the dressing room, but there is an understandable element of self-preservation at play.