Tatyana I. Kulikova

The article raises the problem of emotional disorders in primary school age. The spectrum of emotional disorders in this age period is extremely wide. It is known that emotional and volitional deviations may be the source of many mental health disorders. Therefore, it is crucial to pursue qualified psychological work on the prevention and correction of disorders in the development of a child’s emotional sphere. Psychological diagnosis of affective disorders is very difficult and requires careful differentiated approach to the problem. In the early school years, along with the positive changes in the emotional sphere of a child, a number of negative emotional manifestations can be identified, the emergence and development of which can hinder the development of other child’s mental life aspects, thus producing a negative impact on a child's personality development.

The paper examines the role of teambuilding at modern enterprises. The author describes the process of team-building technology at the concrete enterprise and proposes model of teambuilding realized in the empirical research.

The author analyzes the various approaches to understanding the professional competence of the teacher, the definition of its structure and levels. Analyzing the existing classification of competencies, the author examines models of professional competence of primary school teachers. In the structure of the professional competence of primary school teachers, the author defines the following components: special (activity) competence, social competence and psychological competence. The results of experimental research of psychological competence of primary school teachers in Tula are represented.

The article deals with the problem of the teenage ethnic conflicts. The author describes the results of the research work about the level of ethnic tolerance among the teenagers of Tula. The author shares the experience of the implementation of the special course "Ethnic tolerance in intercultural interaction" in the process of psychology students training as a component of ethnic teenage conflicts prevention. Teenagers are the most sensitive to the formation of the reflexive attitude to "own" and "other" ethnic groups. The formation of ethnic tolerance promotes personal development, the development of ethno-cultural competence and experience of positive inter-ethnic contacts.