The answer is D. flashback, to give the reader background
information. It is a literary device wherein the author depicts the incident of
specific events to the reader, or events that have happened before the events
that are currently unfolding in the story which have taken place before the
present time the narration is following,.
In this case, she is addressing the needs of: safety
According to maslow, humans' need for safety will dominate our brain as soon as our basic needs (food, clothes, and shelter). are met.
It's a part of human attempt to create control that repel all the threats from the world that we can't predict.