Abstract

Introduction. The article is devoted to the research of the actual problem of psychological support of the activity of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in peacekeeping operations. Defining the specific tasks of peacekeeping that are inherent in peacekeeping operations in the 21st century.Purpose. Determining the peculiarities of psychological support for the activities of military personnel during the tasks in peacekeeping operations.Methods. Analysis of the peculiarities of peacekeeping activities of military personnel in peacekeeping operations, comparison and generalization of factors of negative psychological impact, systematization of measures of psychological support.Results. The specific tasks of peacekeeping activities that are inherent in peacekeeping operations in the 21st century are identified. Specific factors of negative psychological influence on the psyche of military personnel of national personnel have been established. The proposals for the organization of psychological support for the activities of military personnel during the execution of tasks in peacekeeping operations as a component of their psychological support are substantiated.Originality. The article focuses on the importance and relevance of autogenous methods of psychological support and self-help. The system of effective methods and techniques of psychological self-help is offered.Conclusion. Specificity of military personnel performing tasks in operations is activity under the influence of a number of negative psychological factors, in particular: threats to life, suddenness, novelty, monotony from excess time, group isolation, increase of pace of action, shortage of activities and combinations of activities at the same time and others. To prevent mental disorders in military personnel during prolonged stay in the conditions of negative psychological impact, we have proposed a set of measures of psychological support for peacekeeping activities, which includes both preventive and psychological assistance and self-help. For military personnel who are members of national personnel in peacekeeping operations, the most relevant are the autogenous methods of psychological support (self-help), namely: methods of static and dynamic self-training, breathing techniques, drafting their own code of honor, overcoming pain and others.

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