Personal Adaptation Research Articles

Identifying clinical and psychological characteristics of cardiac surgery patients

IntroductionCardiac surgery patients (CSP) are cardiovascular patients who undergo surgery to treat their disease. Are their psychological characteristics different from those of other cardiac patients?ObjectivesThe goal is to establish peculiarities of the clinical-and-psychological status of CSPs in different clinical groups.MethodsAccording to clinical parameters, 152 CSPs were divided into three groups. The first group comprised patients with CHD indicated to an open-heart coronary artery bypass grafting, the second one included patients with heart failure who were to undergo aortic valve surgery, and the third group included CHD patients and those with heart rhythm abnormalities indicated to minimally invasive surgery.ResultsCSPs had a number of cardiologic complaints, mental disturbance manifestations and concomitant somatic diseases. They showed difference in the duration of the disease, previous occurrence of heart surgery or myocardial infarction, and in the degree of heart failure manifestations. Self-assessment of pre-surgery CSPs corresponded to the severity of their clinical condition, while indications of hope for recovery were at the maximum level. The second group showed a moderate level of depression, while the third one – slight depression. All the groups revealed a disharmonic profile of time perspective. Group 1 CSPs showed some manifestations of hostility. We saw different manifestations of CSPs’ personal adaptation resources. While hardiness had insufficient showings at the level of most components, social support was excessive in all groups.ConclusionsCSPs as other cardiac patients revealed depressive disorders and hostility. At the same time, they have more social support, which testifies availability of good interpersonal resources.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Reconsidering the concept of sustainability: personal adaptability dynamics as predictor of positive change

The article deals with the attempt to reconstruct the concept of sustainable development in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature review supported the idea that the studies devoted to the features of sustainability in social systems are extremely fragmentary. The authors provided a holistic vision of the process of sustainable development in terms of a dialectical self-organization of open living systems. To accomplish this goal, a number of studies have been conducted at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings confirmed a strong relationship between the psychological and social level of adaptation (as a manifestation of the adaptability/sustainability of the individual) to the conditions of the pandemic. This helps considering indicators of psychological stability as a predictor of social sustainability. The prospect of the further research consists in the reinterpretation of the current world in terms of a rhythmic, emergent, hybrid and innovative (REHI-world) self-organization of open living systems.

Adjustment to School as the Predictor of School Burnout in University Students

Abstract Introduction: Burnout emerges as a common problem during the university period when social competition and expectations from the individual increase, and daily life becomes increasingly complicated due to augmenting stress factors. The aim of this study was to examine whether the school burnout of university students can be predicted significantly by adjustment to school. Methods: This study used a correlational survey model to investigate the burnout levels of university students in terms of their adjustment to university life. The sample of the study comprised a total of 334 students, enrolled in four different faculties of a university in Turkey. The data of this research were collected by using the “Adjustment to University Life Scale (AULS)”, “The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Form (MBI-SF)” and personal information form. Results: The findings obtained in this study showed that academic, social, and personal adjustment to university life among university students negatively and significantly correlated with school burnout that students experienced. In addition, personal, social and academic adjustment variables together significantly predict each of the exhaustion, cynicism and efficacy variables. Discussion: According to these results, academic, social, and personal adjustment to university life among university students negatively and significantly correlated with school burnout that students experienced. This situation indicates that as students’ academic, social, and personal adaptation to university life increases, they will experience less emotional burnout, become less cynical of their environment, and feel less personal inefficacy. In this context, it is thought that interventions that support adaptation to university life are an important factor that will protect students from the negative effects of burnout. Limitations: The sample of this study is limited to 334 participants. In addition, the findings of the study are limited to the sincere response of the participants to the instruments of the study and the qualifications of the measurement tools. In other words, this research has no claim of generalizability. Conclusions: According to the findings of the study, students with high adjustment to university life experience less academic burnout. In this context, both individual and group work to be conducted by the guidance and psychological counseling units of universities gain importance. It will be particularly beneficial to conduct studies for adjustment to university life, such as psycho-education, group psychological counseling, or peer guidance.

BURNOUT, ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF BUSINESS MANAGERS

The article is devoted to the analysis of the leading symptoms of burnout, caused by the specifics of managerial activity in the business environment. A survey of 149 managers and owners of commercial organizations was conducted using the "Professional burnout" method, the Utrecht Scale of Work Engagement, and the "Work-related Behavior and Experiences" questionnaire. The obtained results reveal the prevalence and internal structure of burnout of business managers in Ukraine, which is characterized by manifestations of exhaustion and depersonalisation along with high self-esteem of personal achievements and involvement in work. Among the manifestations of burnout, signs of exhaustion turned out to be the most common: almost half of managers constantly or often experience a state of exhaustion of emotional, motivational, and physical resources. Depersonalisation of managers is not a natural consequence of exhaustion and not the reason for the reduction of personal achievements; it is accompanied by energy, initiative, absorption in activity. We observed many "highly cynical" respondents with the highest scores on the scales of professional efficiency and involvement in work. The intercorrelations of the burnout scales contradict the theoretical causal model: there is no significant relationship between the indicators of exhaustion and depersonalization, while there is a strong direct correlation of the scales of depersonalization and professional effectiveness. These data expand knowledge about the professionally important qualities of managers and clarify the three-component theoretical model of burnout. A well-founded view of professional cynicism as a protective strategy of self-preservation, which is related to the manifestations of burnout, but is not an unambiguously negative symptom. Depersonalisation contributes to the saving of internal resources of managers at a high level of energy costs and involvement in activities. The optimal level of psychological distancing from work and some objectification of employees ensures the effective performance of managerial functions in a business environment. This is a kind of personal adaptation to professional challenges, which has both favorable and destructive sides.

GAME AS A MEANS OF SOCIALIZATION OF PERSONALITY JUNIOR SCHOOLCHILD

Play is conceded as one of the facilities an adaptation of the society personality of younger schoolboy on the strength of its age and psychological-physiological particularities. Described main function of play in the adaptation teaching to the social ambience.

Supporting Australian veteran transition: career construction through a person-environment fit perspective

Despite military veterans being recognised as a rich talent pool for employers, evidence suggests that their capabilities are not fully utilised in civilian workplaces, with recent research indicating difficulty finding appropriate jobs and high turnover rates for this population. This study is underpinned by a person-environment fit perspective, and applies career construction theory to explore veterans’ perspectives of key challenges in their significant career transition from military service into the civilian workforce. It identifies ways for HRM professionals to improve integration and ultimately, retention. Interviews were conducted with 31 veterans from the Australian Defence Force who had transitioned from full-time service and had been working in civilian employment for at least six months but no more than three years. The research resulted in the development of a framework for veteran career transition that acknowledges the personal adaptation that occurs throughout this process and informs HR action required to attract and retain this valuable talent segment.

Digital-First Learning and Assessment Systems for the 21st Century

In the past few years, our lives have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; many of these changes resulted in pivoting our activities to a virtual environment, forcing many of us out of traditional face-to-face activities into digital environments. Digital-first learning and assessment systems (LAS) are delivered online, anytime, and anywhere at scale, contributing to greater access and more equitable educational opportunities. These systems focus on the learner or test-taker experience while adhering to the psychometric, pedagogical, and validity standards for high-stakes learning and assessment systems. Digital-first LAS leverage human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence to enable personalized experience, feedback, and adaptation; automated content generation; and automated scoring of text, speech, and video. Digital-first LAS are a product of an ecosystem of integrated theoretical learning and assessment frameworks that align theory and application of design and measurement practices with technology and data management, while being end-to-end digital. To illustrate, we present two examples—a digital-first learning tool with an embedded assessment, theHolistic Educational Resources and Assessment(HERA)Science, and a digital-first assessment, theDuolingo English Test.

Examining the Relationship Between Adaptability, Social Support, and Psychological Wellbeing Among Chinese International Students at UK Universities

University entry represents a period of significant change for students. The extent to which students are able to effectively navigate this change (e.g., via their personal adaptability and social support) will likely impact upon their psychological wellbeing (a finding corroborated by recent studies). However, no study to date has examined these relations among overseas, international students, who represent an increasing proportion of university students in the UK and where the degree of change, novelty, and uncertainty is often exacerbated. In the present study, 325 Chinese international (overseas) students at UK universities, were surveyed for their adaptability and social support as well as their psychological wellbeing outcomes (e.g., life satisfaction, flourishing, and distress). A series of moderated regression analyses revealed that adaptability and social support operate largely as independent predictors of psychological wellbeing (all outcomes). Further, social support was found to moderate the association between adaptability and two of the psychological wellbeing outcomes: life satisfaction and psychological distress. These findings have important implications for educators and researchers, who are seeking to support the transition of international (overseas) students to university and optimize their experience.

Sense of coherence and coping behaviours in persons with late effects of polio

Sense of coherence (SOC), comprising "comprehensibility", "manageability" and "meaningfulness", is important for successful adaptation in persons with late effects of polio (LEoP) and can be used as an estimate of the ability to cope with stressors. Coping behaviours are the actions a person performs to reduce stress and can be divided into problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping and less useful coping. Our knowledge is very limited of what coping behaviours persons with LEoP use to manage their life situation as well as the association between SOC and coping behaviours. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess coping behaviours and to explore the association between SOC and coping behaviours in persons with LEoP. In total, 93 ambulant persons (52% women, mean [SD] age 74 [8] years) with clinically and electromyographically verified LEoP responded to a postal survey with the Sense of Coherence Scale 13 items (SOC-13) and the Brief Cope Scale. Three linear regression analyses were used to explore the association between SOC and problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping and less useful coping, controlling for age and sex. The most-used coping behaviours belonged to the categories problem-focused and emotion-focused coping. We found a significant negative association between SOC and less useful coping; less useful coping explained 34% of the variance of SOC (adj R2=0.34, p<0.001), whereas age and sex were not significant in the analyses. Persons with LEoP primarily use problem-focused and emotion-focused coping behaviours, which suggests that generally they have adapted well to their disability. Regardless of age and sex, persons with lower SOC scores use less useful coping behaviours, which suggests that they are not as well adapted. These results can facilitate the development of rehabilitation interventions that help persons with LEoP adapt to their situation with a life-long disability.

Students’ experiences and learning objectives: Implications for future online learning

Positive online learning experiences during the COVID-19pandemic remain debatable in the literature where students and instructors have been enforced to shift from conventional face-to-face meetings to virtual learning. This study aims to explore English for specific purposes (ESP) students’ experiences during online learning, along with their concerns on learning attainment and personal adaptations. A qualitative case-study method was employed through interviews with students (n=19) from three private universities in Indonesia. The obtained data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Results showed that students of different departments approached ESP differently, but they similarly reported facing difficulties in reaching the learning objectives. They also experienced burnout from excessive online learning and found themselves hardly adapting to various instructors’ strategies. These findings revealed the need to revisit online ESP delivery classes in higher education. Implications for the future design of online ESP learning courses and instructor professional development are discussed.

Creating a questionnaire on transforming pedagogues' labour behaviour in the digital information environment

The intensive digitalisation of education has generated the problem of researching the transformation of pedagogues' labour behaviour in both secondary and higher education. The questionnaire of pedagogue labour behaviour transformation in digital information environment is proposed by the author based on the ecopsychological typology of interactions between the subject and the environment (Viktor Panov). In a sample of pedagogues of higher and general education (51 respondents in 5 focus groups and 98, questionnaires) the results on the relationship of the questionnaire scales with orientation, depersonalisation and personality adaptation were obtained. The internal consistency (0.620) suggests that the application of the questionnaire is currently possible in psychological support for educational process digitalisation. At the same time, investigations into the determination of labour behaviour in the digital environment and the recruitment of new data for the verification of the questionnaire are ongoing. The application of the questionnaire is possible in psychological analysis, when both organising investigations and psychologically accompanying the educational process, in assisting pedagogues to more effectively master digital ways of interaction.

Расстройства адаптации у сотрудников органов внутренних дел Российской Федерации: стилистика приспособительного реагирования в условиях профессионального функционирования

The objectives of the study are to determine the resistance of personality to stressogenic factors, to prevent possible adaptation failures and to differentiate stylistic disorders of adaptive response from the formation of distorted schemes of adaptive response. Materials and research methods. The study was conducted on the basis of the polyclinic of the Federal Medical and Health Care Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow in 2019-2020. The study group included 74 employees of the Moscow subdivisions of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, suffering from adaptation disorders. Distribution of patients by sex: men — 23 (31%); women — 51 (69%); age of patients — 20-45 years; average age — 35.2 years. Mean duration of the disease was 3-4 months. Research results and their analysis. Study results showed: – all the elements characterizing the profile of adaptive response of patients with adaptive disorder turn out to be associated to varying degrees both with certain protective mechanisms and with affective states. The latter testifies to the fact that these complex and multidimensional mental states are interconnected and interdependent with the features of the adaptive response; – formed individual profile of protective-adaptive mechanisms and preferred response style in employees of internal affairs bodies allow to favourably assess the prospects of “successful” adaptation of persons of this category; – professional activity tensions and daily difficulties of employees of internal affairs bodies cause activation of adaptive mechanisms focused on stabilization of intrapersonal state. The degree of intertwining of connections within individual protective profile is closely connected with features of asthenization, anxiety and depressiveness; – process of defensive mechanisms formation is determined, in particular, by individual predisposition to certain ways of regulation, peculiarities of personal response, flexibility and stability of links formation between response variants in order to achieve effective adaptive response.

The process of learning the autogenic training relaxation technique and its benefits on the wellness of people living with HIV

BackgroundVarious mind-body practices are used by people living with HIV to promote their general well-being. Among these is autogenic training (AT), a self-guided relaxation technique requiring regular practice for observable benefits. However, little has been written about the process of learning this technique, which is obviously a prerequisite to regular practice. This study therefore aims to describe the process by which people living with HIV learn AT.MethodsThe study is a descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and a thematic analysis with a mixed approach. Fourteen participants living with HIV completed sessions to learn autogenic training over a period of 3 months.ResultsThe process of learning AT was approached through three themes: initiating the learning process, taking ownership of the technique, and observing its benefits on wellness. To initiate learning, participants had to express a need to take action on an aspect of their well-being and their openness to complementary approaches to care. Taking ownership of the technique was facilitated by guidance from the nurse researcher, the participants’ personal adaptations to overcome barriers to their practice, regular practice, and rapid observation of its benefits. Finally, the participants reported the observation of benefits on their wellness, including personal development, mainly in terms of the creative self, the essential self, and the coping self. This perception of the technique’s benefits was part of the learning process, as it contributed both to the participants’ ownership of the technique and to reinforcing their AT practice.ConclusionsPeople living with HIV see learning AT as a progressive process, in which wellness is a major outcome and a contributing factor in developing a regular practice.

ECONOMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF CONVICTS LABOR ADAPTATION IN OPEN AND SEMI-OPEN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The problems of the article are related to the need to ensure effective labor adaptation of persons detained in places of imprisonment, as an important part of the process of their resocialization and social adaptation in accordance with international requirements and standards, the modern needs of Russian society and the state. The purpose of the work is to identify and compare the economic and professional features of adaptation to the work of the special continent of open and semi-open correctional institutions. In this regard, the most common types of correctional institutions in the domestic penitentiary system, such as colony-settlements and correctional colonies with a strict regime, in which more than half of all those sentenced to imprisonment are serving their sentences, were the object of the study. Based on the results of the questionnaire survey, the author of the article carried out a comparative analysis of the main parameters of the statistical portrait of a sample of convicts, the peculiarities of the professional-sectoral structure of employment of the special contingent of these types of correctional institutions, motives, attitudes towards work, the degree of adaptation to work, etc. A number of problems and discouraging factors of the respondents’ labor activity were identified. The research results are intended to substantiate the directions of development and improvement of the sphere of convicts labor adaptation.

Hurricane adaptation behaviors in Texas and Florida: exploring the roles of negative personal experience and subjective attribution to climate change

Understanding the motivation to adopt personal household adaptation behaviors in the face of climate change-related hazards is essential for developing and implementing behaviorally realistic interventions that promote well-being and health. Escalating extreme weather events increase the number of those directly exposed and adversely impacted by climate change. But do people attribute these negative events to climate change? Such subjective attribution may be a cognitive process whereby the experience of negative climate-change-related events may increase risk perceptions and motivate people to act. Here we surveyed a representative sample of 1846 residents of Florida and Texas, many of whom had been repeatedly exposed to hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, facing the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. We assessed prior hurricane negative personal experiences, climate-change-related subjective attribution (for hurricanes), risk appraisal (perceived probability and severity of a hurricane threat), hurricane adaptation appraisal (perceived efficacy of adaptation measures and self-efficacy to address the threat of hurricanes), and self-reported hurricane personal household adaptation. Our findings suggest that prior hurricane negative personal experiences and subjective attribution are associated with greater hurricane risk appraisal. Hurricane subjective attribution moderated the relationship between hurricane negative personal experiences and risk appraisal; in turn, negative hurricane personal experiences, hurricane risk appraisal, and adaptation appraisal were positively associated with self-reported hurricane personal adaptation behaviors. Subjective attribution may be associated with elevated perceived risk for specific climate hazards. Communications that help people understand the link between their negative personal experiences (e.g. hurricanes) and climate change may help guide risk perceptions and motivate protective actions, particularly in areas with repeated exposure to threats.

ВПЛИВ НАВЧАЛЬНО-ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ СИТУАЦІЙ В ПЕРІОД ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ АДАПТАЦІЇ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ З СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ РОБОТИ

The article considers the problems of professional adaptation as a process and results of becoming an individual; use of educational and pedagogical situations in the period of professional adaptation formation of competence as an integral ability to solve specific problems; criteria and indicators that reflect the compliance of professional and personal development with the requirements of the profession are determined; the importance and impact of problem situations in the process of training future social workers. Improving the training of social workers taking into account the complex and changing socio-economic, demographic and socio-cultural situation is undoubtedly one of the pressing problems of the theory and methodology of higher professional education, and therefore the problem of personality adaptation is now in the focus of researchers, including and pedagogical. Its relevance is due to the increasing role of the human factor in the development of Ukrainian society. The search for new ways of forming a creatively active personality is closely connected with the study of adaptation processes that underlie its interaction with society in all spheres of life - in communication, work, study and more. This is especially important for the professional development of the future specialist, as the effectiveness of professional adaptation will determine the success of the formation of his ideals, values, personal qualities. Professional adaptation of future employees is measured by the vital expediency of work, its results for man and society. the target setting of professional adaptation of a social work specialist in the process of his professional training directly depends on the educational approach implemented in the higher educational institution. As an optimal we have proposed a competency approach as the most appropriate to the goals and objectives of professional social work and one that represents its fundamental values. In this regard, professional adaptation is carried out in the direction of the formation of adaptive competence, the acquisition of value-semantic guidelines and the development of regulatory skills, objectively reflected in the motivational, cognitive, operational and regulatory criteria

“I'm at breaking point”; Exploring pharmacists' resilience, coping and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundThere is a lack of evidence on how the multimodal dynamic process of resilience has impacted personal adaptation of frontline healthcare professionals, working under extreme pressure during the COVID-19 global pandemic. ObjectivesTo explore resilience, burnout and wellbeing for UK pharmacists in patient-facing roles, including individual and organisational factors that align to the ABC-X theoretical model of the dynamic process of resilience. MethodsA non-experimental pragmatist research design was adopted, with a cross-sectional online survey distributed via social media and professional networks between June and July 2020. Quantitative data aligned to a positivist research paradigm was collected using validated scores, to statistically analyse wellbeing, burnout and resilience. Qualitative textual data, consistent with an interpretivist research paradigm, were analysed following an inductive thematic approach. ResultsA total of 199 surveys from pharmacists working within community, hospital and GP sectors were analysed. Wellbeing scores were strongly correlated to resilience scores. Wellbeing and resilience scores were both inversely correlated with burnout scores. Two-thirds of participants were classified as high-risk within the burnout scales.Key stressors were highlighted by participants, who described how individual resources and perceptions shaped their experience, which overall contributed to their burnout. Organisations that supported pharmacists embraced change and quickly adopted new ways of working, such as teleconsultations, flexible and remote working, redesign of workflow, alongside clear guidance. However, there was also reported frustration at lack of, slow or conflicting guidance from employers. ConclusionsThis study adds to the growing evidence base for how individuals are affected by adverse events in a dynamic environment, alongside the role that employers can play in supporting individual and organisational resilience. It provides an opportunity to learn from pharmacists' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a call to action for healthcare organisations to rebuild and invest resources into sustained support for staff wellbeing.

Personal Factors of Adapting to Academic Environment in First-Year Medical Students

The article features personality determinants of adaptation in first-year medical students. The study involved R. Cattell’s questionnaire of personality qualities and S. R. Panteleev’s test of self-attitude components. The factor analysis revealed six personality factors that covered 74.7 % of the primary characteristics included in the statistical procedure. The participants had different adaptation levels: high, medium, and low. Based on the zones of positive or negative factor values, the identified determinants were divided into two groups. The group of successful adaptation factors included emotional maturity, positive attitude to oneself and to life, readiness to change, orientation towards social approval, social activity and importance of communication, intelligence and mental abilities. The factors of adaptation disorders included conservative attitudes and caution with a prominent need for sympathy from others, idealistic worldview, and internal illusions. The emotional and volitional qualities proved to be the most important factor of professional self, while self-attitude components appeared to be underrepresented, and intellectual qualities had ambiguous impact on the process of adaptation. The obtained data reflected both general scientific ideas about the phenomenon of adaptation, i.e. the role of emotions at the initial stage of university education. The article also describes the personality development of students at this stage of ontogenesis, e.g. incomplete self-attitude formation, etc. The results can be used in medical universities as a part of psychological support in order to prevent personality adaptation disorders in first-year students.

Autosomal Recessive Autism: Cure of the Major Autistic Features

Background: We have previously reported our extensive experiences with autism disorders and their treatments, and we showed the possibility of curing the major autistic features with a new therapeutic approach which included individualized courses of intramuscular cerebrolysin as the main therapy for the main autistic features. Our previously published experiences included observing the occurrence of atypical autism associated with evidence of mental retardation in four brothers from outside Baghdad, each two of them from two unrelated families. The four patients were treated based on our extensive published experiences with the pharmacological treatments of autism disorders; however, the follow-up and the outcome of treatments of these four children were not described in the previous publications. The aim of this paper is to report the cure of the major autistic features in 2 brothers with autosomal recessive autism. Patients and methods: It was possible to follow the first two brothers for only few weeks and to see them after the first course of treatment, however, the second brothers were followed for more than one year, and it was possible to achieve cure of the main autistic features. Results: After one short course, the first two brothers showed slight but noticeable improvement. The younger brother showed some reduction in autistic features as he developed rather an acceptable eye contact. However, the two brothers were still not responding to name and didn’t say any word. After, treatment, the second two brothers showed no autistic features, and experienced significant improvements in speech and cognitive functions. The older brother was not having autistic features after eighth months, and was obeying commands, but was still saying only few words. The younger brother joined primary school and was doing well apart from some behavioral problems especially running away from school and sometimes breaks things. Conclusion: In this paper, cure of autism has been achieved in two boys with autosomal recessive disorder. However, cure of autism in older children has never been expected to totally normalizes them, as the patients have already lost several years of learning, social adaptation, and maturation of personality and behavior.

Проблема професійного самовизначення підлітків з інтелектуальними порушеннями

The article analyzes the problem of professional self-determination of adolescents with intellectual disabilities, which is of particular relevance in high school. The authors describe the features of the choice of a professional path by students of a correctional school, the difficulties and problems that arise in the process of career guidance and during labor training and education of children with intellectual disabilities. Some psychological characteristics of students of correctional schools are also described, which have a direct impact on the processes of professional self-determination, significantly complicating them. It is noted that the problems are determined not only by the specifics of the motivational, volitional and, of course, the intellectual sphere of this category of people, but also by objective reasons, which are due to the inertia of society in solving the tasks. Difficulties in studying the problem begin with the lack of sufficiently reliable and informative methods for studying the professional interests of students with intellectual disabilities, their willingness to choose a profession on their own and the level of professional self-determination.The article notes that almost no attention is paid to the study of professional self-determination of persons with intellectual disabilities in domestic science, the interest of teachers and psychologists is concentrated on practical issues of vocational guidance and labor training, internal psychological processes occurring in the process of choosing a profession by a high school student, while being studied insufficiently and deep. The authors note that the successful solution of the issues of labor adaptation of persons with intellectual disabilities and the acquisition by them of their own chosen profession, correlated with their own interests, is determined by a complete and comprehensive analysis of the personality of students, their interests, internal motives and motives, and in the future, the direction of their labor activity in a certain direction.