Application of Group Forms of Psychological Assistance to Combatants
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Abstract. The relevance of the study is due to the need to develop scientific principles of psychological assistance to combatants. The purpose of this article is to determine the role of the use of group forms of psychological assistance to combatants. The methodology for analyzing the problem was the general theory of transformation of personal changes in crisis conditions, which is based on both differentiation and integration of existing knowledge in various fields, as well as psychotherapeutic concepts of influence on the personality. Research methods: analysis and generalization of the results of applied research in the field of providing psychological assistance to combatants. Foreign and domestic experience in studying psycho-emotional states of the individual under the influence of psych trauma in martial law conditions is analyzed. The need to combine individual and group forms of psychotherapeutic influence in the provision of psychological assistance is substantiated. The main tasks implemented in group forms of psychological assistance to participants in hostilities are outlined: identifying behavioral and emotional manifestations that are maladaptive and require change; revealing the role of established combat skills, the need for which has passed; mastering neuromuscular relaxation exercises; introducing a conscious process of reorientation to life at home through discussing the rules of life in peaceful conditions; finding ways to restore and harmonize relationships with loved ones. The main methods used in group forms of psychotherapy are information messages, case method, group discussion. It is proven that psychological assistance to combatants is implemented through a wide range of general influencing factors that lead to certain changes in personal development. The practical significance is represented by the definition of the content and methods of applying group forms of psychological assistance to combatants.
Keywords: psych trauma; psychological assistance; group form; factors of psychotherapeutic action; case method; group discussion
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