Keyword: «adolescents»

The article is devoted to the study of ideas about the professions in adolescents with mental retardation. Two groups of high school students were surveyed: orphans and teenagers living in families. Researchers established differences in the perception of professions for each group of subjects. It is noted that all adolescents feel the need for psychological and pedagogical support for adequate selection of an acceptable sphere of activity and subsequent inclusion in the workforce.

The article presents the author's training, as well as the advantages of the interactive technology “training” over other technologies for reducing the aggressiveness of adolescents. This study is recommended for use in the psychological and pedagogical process.

the article is about the problem of the communicative competence of the modern teenager. The authors highlighted the criteria for diagnosing the communicative competence of teenagers: sociability; locus control; self-esteem; emotional stability. It is proved that the development of the communicative competence of the individual in adolescence can be carried out more efficiently in the conditions of the educational environment during the implementation of specially organized correctional and developmental activities implementing in the form of socio-psychological training.

The article presents a study of the problem of emotional instability and depression in adolescents, the manifestations of which are mood swings, insomnia, loss of interest in life. The analysis of questionnaires conducted among ninth-graders is presented, as a result of which the features of the manifestation and causes of the depressive state of teenage children were revealed.

The article presents the features of psychological and social development of orphans in the period of older adolescence. Adolescence - the period of taking on the social roles of an adult. Successful socialization of teenagers in society.