a state that involves a sense of the reliability of one’s being, the immutability of identity. This state presupposes:
1) a positive view of oneself, the world and the future;
2) a stable personal identity that does not change over time.
The term was first introduced in 1960 by the British psychiatrist R. Laing in his book “The Divided Self”. The concept was rethought by E. Giddens. Giddens defines ontological security as confidence or trust in the continuity and integrity of the natural and social world, including the basic existential parameters of the self and social identity. The features of ontological security according to Giddens are trust (i.e., confidence in the reliability of a person or system in relation to a given set of consequences or events) and routinization (habitual activities and actions that help to feel stable and integral). For the sustainable formation of ontological security, stability in life is important – monotony, which satisfies the need for reliability in the course of everyday activities.