Socio-psychological features of overcoming complex life situations by students

Abstract

The article examines the problem of overcoming complex life situations, including crisis situations of the individual and his or her socio-psychological features, by modern students. In the socio-psychological literature of the last decade, the topic of overcoming crisis, extreme and difficult life circumstances is of great interest. The content of the concepts of difficult life situations, crises and crisis situations is revealed. Features of crisis situations, types (strategies) of "overcoming" (mastering) behavior are determined. The main stages of the social and psychological overcoming of difficult situations by an individual are characterized and the key tasks faced by a person in difficult situations are defined: 1. To establish the meaning of the situation (understand what happened) and determine its meaning for yourself. 2. A person's reaction to the demands of a difficult or crisis situation and an individual's attempt to resist it. 3. The need to maintain relationships with family members, friends, other people, those who are able to provide support. 4. To keep a "reasonable" emotional balance, to manage negative feelings arising as a result of adverse circumstances and situations. 5. To save and maintain "self-image", social identity, self-confidence. The search for social support is manifested in asking other people for advice and help in a stressful situation. The task of overcoming negative life circumstances is to either overcome difficulties, or reduce their negative consequences, or avoid these difficulties, or endure them. Crisis is a turning point, a transitional moment, a critical point of development, a period in which a person's sensitivity to the world, the system of relations to oneself and others is sharpened. The gradual solution of the assigned tasks leads to successful overcoming of a difficult situation. The leading coping strategies used by modern students to overcome difficult life situations are the search for social support, acceptance of responsibility, problem solving planning, positive reassessment, task solving, optimism, giving meaning.