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Abstract

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of theoretical aspects of understanding the category of �relationship crisis�, the definition of their types and features. It is determined that the crisis is an integral part of human existence, and the experience gained during the crisis, significantly affects the formation of the individual, his life path. At the level of everyday consciousness, the crisis is identified with difficulties, problems that do not find their solution. Purpose research is an analysis of the category �relationship crisis�, identifying their types and features. Purpose research is an analysis of the category �relationship crisis�, identifying their types and features. Methods research: theoretical methods of scientific knowledge (analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction, etc.); methods of collecting empirical information (psychosemantic analysis; T. Leary�s method of �Interpersonal Relations�; E. V. Zmanovska�s method of assessing significant personal relationships); statistical methods of processing results. Results. The crisis is identified with the undesirable phenomena that bring suffering. It is the ambiguity and complexity of the real processes behind the concept of �crisis� that causes the contradiction of this very concept. The crisis can be understood as the most complex mechanism of personal adaptation, which allows you to solve a particularly complex class of problems, sometimes called life challenges. Its main characteristics are the following provisions: the crisis is associated with the problems of meeting the most important, fundamental human needs; the crisis poses to the individual not every day, but especially complex problems; these problems cannot be solved in the usual ways, this is their special complexity, so they are often perceived as deadlocks; the crisis is often a strong demand for change. Conclusion. As a result, the study concluded that the crisis is a clear signal of the need for personal and behavioural change. Experiencing a crisis is more acute, the more a person resists the changes that occur in his life. If we consider the crisis not only as a situation of maladaptation but as a particularly complex mechanism of adaptation, it opens up additional opportunities for its understanding and study. In general, there are usually three groups of crises: the crisis in large groups (society, social systems); the crisis in small social groups (family crises, crises in teams); personality crisis: internal crises, or transformational, life crises (i.e. crises caused by the natural development of the personality) and external crises (in which external traumatic events act as stressors).