Features of primary psychological care during the war
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https://doi.org/10.31548/hspedagog13(1).2022.96-108Abstract
The urgency of the study is due to the events that have occurred since February 24, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which led to an increase in moral and psychological trauma to the population and the need for professional assistance. In this regard, the metadata of the section on the specifics of providing primary psychological care to people affected by tragic events. The basis of the methodological approach in this research process is a qualitative combination of methods of analysis of modern psychology, as well as social support, taking into account the systemic features and real capabilities of the affected people. The article reveals the basic psychological states and behavior of people in extreme situations during the war; identified key points as taken into account during primary psychological care; the approach to providing support in case of manifestation of such or internal in the victim is substantiated; also a number of institutions aimed at productive occupation of occupational health of specialists working in extreme conditions have been formed. Materials and this scientific knowledge, as well as the results formed on their basis, can be important in the psychological assistance of internally displaced persons, as well as injured soldiers who are in rehabilitation; for volunteers working in extreme conditions of injured people; for specialists who specialize in providing primary psychological care during war and other severe crisis situations.
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