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Article name Psychological Health as an Important Resource of Informational and Psychological Security of a Person
Authors Ezhevskaya T.I.Candidate of Psychology tiejevskay@yandex.ru
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UDK 159.923
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Annotation Today, due to the urgency of conserving psychological health from harmful environmental impacts of the information environment, scientific interest in the issue of informational and psychological security of personality has increased and there goes an intensive search for effective mechanisms of its achievement. Informational and psychological security of the person can not be provided without regard to mental health, which allows a person to maintain a psychological balance when information impacts the environment and it is an integral part of all personality traits. The main objectives of this article are to determine the nature of mental health and identify its main components that play an important role in providing informational and psychological safety. In addressing the problem of informational and psychological security, an important role is played by personal resources, important components of psychological health, which are a significant factor in the constructive resolution of complex situations and provide the individual an opportunity to respond adequately to information exposure. The article describes modern approaches to assessing health, expands scientists’ views on the understanding of psychological health and its components, provides a definition of psychological health and explains its difference from mental health. It examines the relationship of psychological health with informational and psychological security of the personality and personal resources to ensure informational and psychological security, reveals some personal criteria for informational and psychological security of the personality.
Key words psychological health, informational and psychological security, personal resources
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