The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine

  • Received 18.06.2022,
  • Revised 16.07.2022,
  • Accepted 26.08.2022
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Vol. 17, No. 4, 2022
  • psychological resilience; structure; combat mission; extreme situation; emotional tension; psychological support
  • https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2022-68-4-52-63
  • Pages 52-63

The article examines the problem of psychological stability of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The relevance of the stated problem related to the Russian-Ukrainian war is substantiated. The peculiarities of modern combat operations are revealed, during which the psychological stability and combat activity of personnel are the most important components that ensure the preservation of the combat effectiveness of troops (forces) and the achievement of victory in modern combat. A theoretical analysis of the concept of “psychological stability” is carried out, its structure is determined and the author's definition is proposed. It is noted that all components: emotional, volitional and personal-professional in interconnection create the basis for studying directions for ensuring the psychological stability of military personnel. The conducted analysis of psychological stability within the defined goal determined its focus on the study of the psychological stability of military personnel to extreme situations in the context of finding effective methods of ensuring it

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