Keyword: «psychologists»

The article analyzes the problem of feeling psychological well-being among psychology students studying in the first year. A theoretical review of the main approaches to understanding psychological well-being in psychological science has been carried out. The question of choosing the profession of a psychologist is raised through the prism of their own personal problems and experiences of future students. Since when choosing the profession of a psychologist, future students can resort to this motive. As a result of the empirical study, we come to the conclusion that first-year students are prone to displaying an average level of psychological well-being, which confirms the research hypothesis. Most likely, the decrease in the level of psychological well-being occurs due to the experience of the adaptation period in first-year students. It can be concluded that most first-year students of the Faculty of Psychology have the skills to build positive relationships with others, as well as the skills of self-acceptance and goal setting in life, as components of psychological well-being.