Stress Resistance in the Situation of Uncertainty as a Factor of Development of Adaptive Ability of Medical Personnel

Andriy Halian,Ihor Halian,Yurii Zavatskyi,Oleksandr Semenov,Ihor Popovych,Nataliia Semenova

doi:10.18662/brain/12.1/181

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the study is to perform psychological and psychophysiological analysis of the features of stress resistance that provide adaptation of medical personnel in the situation of uncertainty. Materials and methods. The study involved: 125 students of III and IV years of study majoring in “Treatment” and “Nursing”; 95 internship doctors 2-3 years of training in various specializations. 36.84% of the total numbers of studied internship doctors were those whose specialization is characterized by an increased level of stress. Methods: correlation analysis, tests with standardized questionnaires. Result. It was found that the manifestation of open, direct aggression by respondents is an acceptable strategy of interaction, which does not significantly affect adaptability. It has been studied that hostility, as an internal directive of the personality, is often not observed externally and determines the decrease in emotional comfort and violation of adaptation. Conclusions. It is proved that adaptive activity as a system-forming factor is accompanied by a number of psychological, biological and social processes and collectively forms the stress resistance of the personality. It is indicated that the immune system is an important part of the functional systems that form the biological factor of functional diagnosis at the stage of low stress resistance and borderline disorders. It is noted that it is appropriate to use functional diagnosis as a basis for diagnosing a person’s mental state in the development of stress resistance.

Highlights

In a situation of instability, uncertainty, poor predictability of social processes, mental stress on a person increases (Khmiliar et al, 2020; Tomaszek, & Muchacka-Cymerman, 2020)
This methodology has been tested by researchers in the study of the theory of functional diagnosis, which is based on the adaptivecompensatory capabilities of the subject (Broker et al, 1989; Reich et al, 1975), adaptation and motivation of the specialist to professional activity (Halian, 2016; 2019; Halian et al, 2020b; 2020c), resourcefulness of medical personnel (Lunov, 2016), as well as the assessment of mental expectations in various activities (Khmil & Popovych, 2019; Popovych et al, 2020)
All these experimental and empirical studies contained an element of adaptation, emotion, motivation, stress resistance, functional diagnosis

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Introduction

In a situation of instability, uncertainty, poor predictability of social processes, mental stress on a person increases (Khmiliar et al, 2020; Tomaszek, & Muchacka-Cymerman, 2020). This problem is especially relevant during the pandemic “CoronaVirus” (COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus). The lack of medicaments, vaccines and generally objective information about this viral infection creates a mass psychosis of the Earth’s population, driving it to a state of hopelessness In this situation, a matter of time is the emergence of emotional disorders, stress. It is believed that the consequence is biological, physiological, psychological homeostasis of the system and the optimal interaction of the subject with the environment in different living conditions (Subbotin, 1992)

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