Keyword: «personal helplessness»

In this article features and problems of professional formation of the identity of the teacher who is characterized by existence of helplessness as the characteristic influencing all spheres of the life and activity of the person interfering growth of the personality and evolutionary processes in society are considered. The author raises the questions of formation of the theory of personal helplessness and also the reason of formation of helplessness of teachers and ways of her overcoming.

The article presents the theoretical foundations of the study of personal helplessness in adolescents. Author's analysis of the concept of personal helplessness, as well as ideas about personal helplessness in adolescents in scientific publications. Concludes that personal helplessness in adolescence includes all structural components (cognitive, emotional, motivational, volitional), the content of which leads to a decrease in success in activities and communication, unsystematic and inconsistent control of behavior and activities.