The dissertation is devoted to the problem of psychological prophylaxis of the "emotional burnout" syndrome among cadets, who study at higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. By analysing the views on the origin of burnout in psychology, the theoretical study of the "emotional burnout" syndrome as a destructive phenomenon of personality was carried out. It was found out that the "emotional burnout" syndrome arises insensibly, has multidimensional forms of manifestation, affects the performance of the individual and activity in general, resulting in disharmony and violation of the system of relationships in society. The differentiation between the concepts of "emotional burnout" syndrome and "professional deformation", "depression", "stress", "chronic fatigue" was made. It was established that the correct definition of the "emotional burnout" syndrome in relation to other negative mental states is a guarantee of effective preventive work. It was shown, that the combination of educational and service activities of the cadet affects the efficiency and success of his training and, on the contrary, generates the symptoms of the "emotional burnout" syndrome. The peculiarities of the environmental influence at higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on cadets were described. The reasons and conditions that lead to the "emotional burnout" syndrome were defined. The features of the primary, secondary and tertiary psychological prophylaxis among the cadets in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine were shown, and their content was also described. The results of the empirical study of the "emotional burnout" syndrome among cadets were widely described. It was defined that the "resistibility" phase, which is expressed by the desire for psychological comfort and privacy, the reduction of emotional devotion to the process of studying, is the dominant element in the structure of the "emotional burnout". It was determined that the phase of "exhaustion" is less developed and the least expressed is the phase of "stress". It was proved that, during the formation of the "emotional burnout" syndrome, cadets experience an increase of "inadequate selective and emotional response", "emotional distraction", "reduction of professional duties", "emotional deficit" and "expansion of the sphere of saving of emotions". The existence of the connection of professional disadaptation, viability, individual and typological peculiarities, coping strategies of behaviour, stable functional states to the cadets' "emotional burnout" syndrome were defined. It was established, that the lower the level of professional disadaptation is, and the higher viability is shown, the less negative manifestations of the "emotional burnout" syndrome can be seen. The results of the stating experiment led to the creation of a comprehensive training programme "Psychological prophylaxis of the "emotional burnout" syndrome among cadets". The main purpose of it is the prophylaxis of the "emotional burnout"" syndrome and harmonisation of the professional and personal development of the cadet. The comprehensive training programme contains informational, motivational, developing and forming modules. According to the results of the forming experiment, the positive dynamics of the decreasing level of the "emotional burnout" syndrome in an experimental group was defined. The methodical recommendations, aimed at psychological prophylaxis of the syndrome as a part of the psychological support of the of cadets' activity at the institutions of higher education under the specific conditions of the education system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have been developed. The given recommendations are based on personality-oriented, transdisciplinary, proactive approaches to the prophylaxis of the emotional burnout of the cadets. According to the results of the empirical study it was found out, that the "emotional burnout" syndrome is a specific phenomenon, which can be caused by the environmental, social and professional factors that contribute to the exhaustion, decrease of viability, professional disadaptation, replacement of developed constructive coping strategies of behaviour by non-constructive, change of individual characteristics, which ultimately lead to its destruction and violation of harmony in general. Key words: "emotional burnout" syndrome, symptom, exhaustion, reduction of professional duties, social deprivation of a cadet, psychohygiene, psychological prophylaxis, extreme situation, professional disadaptation, viability, functional state, coping strategies of behaviour.
