Smila N. Specific traits of psychological readiness of future doctor for professional activities.

The thesis is focused on theoretical and practical bases of the diagnostics of psychological readiness of future doctors for professional activities based on components and stages of its development. The paper theoretically grounded basic stages of development of psychological readiness for professional activities with account of age features of students. In particular highlighted the steps of psychological readiness: primary notions of normative notions, concentrated occupation, clarification of professional notions. The structure of doctor's psychological readiness for professional activities included the following six components: professional and intellectual, communicative, volitional, moral, nervous and mental. The content and nature of components is confirmed with the use of expert evaluation. Using empirical research the features and factors of psychological readiness for professional activity of future doctors were shown. Determined that all components of readiness develop gradually and reach its peak during the process of adaptation to professional activities. After summarizing the results of the factor analysis identified factors of psychological readiness of doctors to the profession at various stages of development. Prospects and directions for future research were identified.