FOLK THINKING AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOL FOR THE REGULATION OF ETHNIC BEHAVIOR

Abstract

The article refers to the verbal formulaic structures that strengthen the self-composition of a person in extreme situations, which have been crystalized and perceived by the people over time, becoming a unique tool for self-defense. Speech practices are very important from the point of view of the preservation of the given ethnos and as embodiments of clarification of thought, they are reflected in the decisive moments in the life of the nation or people, especially in the context of great psychological tension (natural disaster, flood, disaster, war, etc.). We see the formation of a verbal saying as a unique result of the perceptive experience of the eternal mind or as a type of oral tradition that arose on the basis of archetypal thinking. The phrases in question have accompanied the humankind through history and have been conceived by practices over the centuries, being accepted as traditional behaviors in the given community, they influence the behavior of ethnocrats and provide super-orienting references. Stable phrases awaken stronger voice than our own: the speaker with folk oral thinking speaks with a thousands of voices, captivates and humbles, elevates what is described from the singular and temporary to the realm of eternal existence. In an extreme state, we implement the forms and content of speech that our mental world needs and that correspond to the content of our life.