The dissertation research is devoted to the theoretical and empirical study of the problem of transformation of the semantic structures of the personality of the combatants during the rehabilitation period. The basic approaches of scientific researches to the study of the concept of loss, the discovery of meaning, the role of psychic trauma in the process of its transformation are analyzed. It was determined that the problem of the loss of meaning in life is one of the key issues during the adaptation period of combatants who returned from the war. The analysis of existing scientific studies made it possible to conclude, that the concept of meaning is an important component of the humanities; as a phenomenon, it has extra-linguistic nature, it is the result of understanding and it belongs to the sphere of consciousness. It is determined that the meaning is an individual mental entity, a fact of consciousness, which is characterized by its relation to other facts of mental life. The regulatory function of meaning and the influence of life-purpose orientation on the adaptation of the individual determines the implementation of their relationship with the world, specificity, uniqueness and orientation of the way of life. Semantic sphere of personality as a specially organized set of semantic formations provides semantic regulation of the holistic life activity of the subject in all its aspects. It is determined that the meaning of life, having stable characteristics, forms the basis of personality, the "checks and balances" system, the basis of moral censorship, vital values and priorities. It is revealed that combatants face problems with the formation and actualization of meaning. The role of the system-forming factor of semantic sphere is the generation of temporary satisfaction, which induces deviant, addictive manifestations of behavior. Due to the lack of meaning, combatants are driven more by their needs and by contributing to their satisfaction in their actual behavior, as well as in the planning of their life. It is proved that psychological rehabilitation is an important prerequisite to reorient former combatants to the use of saved personal resources to achieve positive changes in themselves and in the surrounding world. It has been established that dialectical strategies of psychological influence are effective means of harmonizing the semantic sphere of the person, using them guarantees understanding of the essence of the problematic situation, the vision of the logic of its development and the possibilities of choosing the options of this development. Dialectical strategies are integrative, the basis of which are the following directions of postmodern psychotherapy, such as dyna-lysis (V. Zavialov) and dialectical behavioral therapy (M. Lainen). Psychological counseling with the use of dialectical strategies contains five philosophical axioms, ten principles of help, and five forms of counseling, built on the dialectic-phenomenological pentate of O._Losev - the main logical tool of the dianalysis method of psychotherapy and psychological counseling. Each form consists of five consecutive phases of psychological counseling. Two statistical hypotheses have been proved empirically: the use of dialectical strategies of psychological influence as an instrument of psychological counseling raises the improvement of the semantic orientations of the subjects; the use of dialectical strategies of psychological influence as an instrument of psychological counseling affects the change in personality characteristics of the subjects. The connection between meaningfulness of life and personal characteristics "introversion - extraversion" and "emotional stability - emotional instability" are revealed. It is established that the growth of comprehension of life of combatants is associated with changes in personality characteristics in the direction of extraversion and emotional stability. The syllabus "Psychological counseling with the help of dialectical strategies of psychological influence" was developed on the basis of dianalysis and (the integrative method of psychotherapy and psychological counseling) and dialectical-behavioral psychotherapy. The program is aimed at improving the level of professional competence of officers-psychologists, specialists in moral and psychological support and development of their skills in psychological counseling, which reduces the length of adaptive processes of combatants towards a peaceful life. Key words: meaning, semantic structures, combatant, psychological counseling, dianalysis, dialectical strategies.
