Nina Tereshenko

The aim of this article is to analyze the term “management” and to draw a distinction between similar categories such as “management”, “leadership”, “organization”, “directorship”. This article presents a survey of different authors works, who use these categories in psychological literature. It reviews the characteristics and content of terms, distinctive features, limits to applicability and clarifies the definitions.

The article presents the results of empirical studies of the occupational stress and adaptation. The study shows that the process of adaptation to stress affect the socio-psychological characteristics. Constructive ways of behavior are: the choice of cooperation, a strong desire to be with people, taking responsibility and decision-making.