Melnyk Y. Psychological strategies of life in conditions of situational uncertainty

The dissertation is devoted to research of strategies of vital activity of the person in the conditions of situational uncertainty. Situational uncertainty is the main form of uncertainty in the life of an individual and is an integral condition of his life, which is manifested at different levels of his mental life. The internal structure of situational uncertainty in the life of the individual is determined by the three-component. The structure of situational uncertainty includes: cognitive-informational, motivational-value and organizational-managerial components. There are three basic forms of personal activity in situational uncertainty: ignoring, adaptation and goal setting. It is noted that life strategies can be unsuccessful, or lead to the deprivation of subjectivity. Life strategies can be successful, leading to the restoration of subjectivity and its deepening. Nine types of behavioral strategies in situational uncertainty have been identified and described. Three of the identified types are considered productive, in which the basic form of response corresponds to a certain component of situational uncertainty. An empirical study of situational and personal characteristics of persons in situational uncertainty was conducted. The dynamics of these features was analyzed according to the intensity of uncertainty. The psychological structure of life strategies in certain spheres of life of persons in appropriate conditions was studied. The specifics of personal and situational characteristics were revealed in people with dominant unsuccessful strategies. In the work was developed the author 's training program of psychological correction of unsuccessful strategies of a person' s life activity in the conditions of situational uncertainty in different spheres of his life. It is proved that technologies of psychological assistance and optimization of human life strategies in conditions of situational uncertainty increase their effectiveness by expanding perceptions of the situation, taking a reflexive position and developing skills in mastering the situation: setting their own life goals, dealing with experiences, stress and more.