ARTICLE
TITLE

War — Psychological Skills for Coping with Traumatic Events: Helping Ukraine

SUMMARY

The beginning of a full-scale inv?sion of Russi?n troops into Ukraine became a traumatic event of a powerful force for all the population of Ukraine. In the f?ce of cruel milit?ry ?ggression, the need to develop a comprehensive ?pproach to m?intaining, preserving and restoring the psychological health of different segments of the population is becoming increasingly urgent. D?y after day is increasing the need for competent and timely psychological intervention in the preparation of people for numerous tri?ls. The problem of incre?sing the social and adaptive capabilities of a person, which involves the development of psychologically sound and empirically proven interventions th?t would restore the psychological health of the victims due to prolonged traumatization and has interfered with further complications. This p?per examines and shows how war has changed people’s life, routine and psychological first aid. The article emph?sizes that the solution to problems with psycho-trauma lies not only in the development of the social protection system in Ukraine, a network of institutions that take care of mental health issues, and the training of specialists in methods of diagnosis and psycho-correction but also in work in society to change entrenched stereotypes. People need to know more about psychological trauma, post-traumatic syndrome, and ways to provide first aid because, unfortunately, psycho-trauma is a part of life, especially nowadays. The research deeply highlights the social and emotional effects of psycho trauma and aims to develop a comprehensive approach to preserving and restoring the psychological health of the individual who has suffered from prolonged hostilities and their consequences. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve the following tasks: to develop theoretical and methodological foundations of technologies for the restoration of psychological health of personality; to investigate the technologies of social and psychological rehabilitation of participants of hostilities, internally displaced persons, and the population of Ukraine, which was affected as a result of military aggression of the Russian Federation; identify ways of mobilizing personality resources that ensure the effectiveness of social and psychological rehabilitation.

 Articles related

Nataliya KALKA,Viacheslav BLIKHAR,Maryana TSYVINSKA,Liubov KUZO,Alla MARCHUK,Halyna KATOLYK    

The article contains a theoretical and empirical analysis of resiliency and resilience in the context of the impact of various traumatic events. In particular, the impact of such events and phenomena as war and military aggression, which Ukrainians have ... see more


Yuliia RYBINSKA,Oleksandra LOSHENKO,Anton KURAPOV,Serhii LYTVYN,Veronika KONDRATIEVA,Olha IVASIV    

The aim of the study is to investigate the psychological state of the soldiers before they go to the battle space. The article shows the Assessment of people’s behavior, their psycho-emotional characteristics, and the degree of their adaptability in extr... see more


Margareta HERTANU    

This article shows aspects captured in the research conducted at the beginning of 2021 with Roma ethnics from Iasi County and refers to the effects of the pandemic on Roma ethnics.For a start, the paper presents a short history of the Roma, their origins... see more


Liudmyla NOVYK,Tamara MAZUR    

The article deals with emotional burnout in social workers who work with people who witnessed the conflict, lost loved ones or with numerous refugees who moved to different parts of the country and are rebuilding their lives. The authors of the article u... see more


Ihor Prykhodko,Yanina Matsehora,Olexander Kolesnichenko,Anastasiia Bolshakova,Olena Bilyk,Andriy V. Haydabrus    

The problem of non-combat losses due to suicides of military personnel is relevant for most of the armed forces of states participating in local armed conflicts. The posthumous pathopsychological study of materials from the investigation of suicides by U... see more