(2018) Science and education, 1, 110-116. Odessa.

Natalia Afanasieva,
PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), associate professor,
Department of Psychology of Activity in Certain Environments,
National University of Civil Defense of Ukraine,
94, Chernyshevska Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine,
Iryna Ostopolets,
PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), associate professor,
Department of General Psychology,
Donbas State Pedagogical University,
17, Henerala Batiuka Str., Sloviansk, Ukraine,
Nataliia Svitlychna,
PhD (Candidate of Psychological Sciences), senior lecturer,
Department of Psychology of Activity in Certain Environments,
National University of Civil Defense of Ukraine,
94, Chernyshevska Str., Kharkiv, Ukraine,

PECULIARITIES OF SELF-ATTITUDE OF ANTITERRORIST
OPERATION PARTICIPANTS IN CASE OF LOSS OF HEALTH

The article presents the results of the theoretical and empirical research of the impact of participation in the antiterrorist operation in the East of Ukraine on self-assessment, self-esteem and self-esteem of veterans. The urgency of this issue is due to the need to develop a system of psychosocial rehabilitation of veterans, especially those wounded, to address the following issues: readaptation to peaceful life, reintegration into social environment, prevention and psychocorrection of symptoms of post-traumatic stress, etc. According to the results of the empirical study, it has been found that the injured veterans have generally positive attitudes towards themselves, and there are a number of features that distinguish them from other antiterrorist participants. They expect a special attitude towards themselves, depend on the attitude of others, wait for the approval of themselves as individuals. At the same time, their self-esteem is characterized by inadequacy, it is overestimated by the neurotic type. The level of self-respect is moderate with a tendency to low. That is, the achievements increase it and failures, on the contrary, decrease it. A program of psychosocial training aimed at optimizing the self-attitude and self-esteem of ATO participants who lost their health due to injuries has been suggested. The methodological basis of the training is a systematic approach that makes it possible to consider any psychological phenomenon as a system, in the aggregate of interconnections and interdependencies. The results of the training have shown its effectiveness in acquiring the ability to overcome internal barriers, to gain skills of effective communication, forming adequate self-attitude and self-esteem by the ATO participants.

self-esteem, self-attitude, self-respect, participants of antiterrorist operation, loss of health, psychosocial training.

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