Irina V. Kulagina

Health as a value is constantly relevant, which is the reason for research concerning this aspect. The purpose of our study was to empirically examine the relationship between individual typological characteristics of a person and the degree of importance a person gives to the value of “own health.” As a result, personal traits were identified that are characteristic of individuals who place the value “health” on the upper and middle levels of personal values hierarchy.

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, the causes of psychosomatic phenomena are associated with the characteristics of secondary narcissism, which develop in a complex discourse of relations with the primary one. This discourse is in tune with another phenomenon, which can be referred to as "narcissistic trauma". The purpose of this work is to test the hypothesis, that experimental groups with different severity of psychosomatic complaints when comparing them empirically give a picture corresponding to the manifestations of narcissistic trauma. An important part of such a study is the selection of the correct set of methods for the study of narcissistic traumatization and its accompanying borderline phenomena, as well as the registration of psychosomatic complaints. The novelty of the work is in the fact that the identified collections of psychometric constructs, within the framework of which the manifestations of narcissistic traumatization, narcissistic anger (rage) fit in, give the prospect of operationalization of these concepts. The results of the study are reflected in the form of correlation and interpretation of empirically obtained data with theoretical models.

The main specific feature that characterizes the midlife crisis is the change of life orientations and the transformation of self-realization components, which significantly affects the further life perspective of the individual. The purpose of the study was to examine the characteristics of the relationship of life orientations and self-realization components of a middle-aged person, taking into account gender identity. As a result, distinctive characteristics of the correlation of these psychological phenomena in middle-aged men and women were identified and described.

The relevance of the study consists in an attempt to empirically verify the idea about the opposition of self-realization of the individual and the tendency to deviant behavior as it is stated in the psychological literature. The purpose of the study was to test the assumption about the connection of self-realization aspects with various forms of deviant behavior. As a result, we found significant correlations between certain aspects of self-realization of young men studying in secondary specialized educational institutions and some forms of deviant behavior. The revealed connections are accompanied by probabilistic interpretations.

The main feature of middle age is the process and result of reconsideration of values and the purpose of life and activity, which determines the relevance of examining these aspects in relation to men and women of this age period. We have assumed that the transformation of the sense sphere of a middle-aged person has a gender specificity. For this purpose, an empirical study was organized. The results of the study confirmed the suggested hypothesis, and also made it possible to identify the main distinctive features of the crucial choices of middle-aged women and men.