After two of Mary's colleagues were laid off from their jobs for no specific reason, Mary started looking for a better job. In the context of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this scenario best illustrates Mary's _____.

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The scenario best illustrates Mary's safety needs, as losing her job and seeing her colleagues being laid off has threatened her sense of job security and stability. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs places safety needs as the second level of needs, following physiological needs.

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