Scientific journal The Pedagogical Process: Theory and Practice

Abstract

This article deals with the considering of the results of the analys is of changes of personal sense of psychology students’
self-actualization during the studyin gand professional activity; defining of the essence of «self-actualization» concept in
line with humanistic psychology; discussion of the recent research of this phenomenon; characterizing of the features of self-actualization during the studying and professional activity; defining of the criteria and the structural components of the students’ self-actualization: meaningfulness of life, positive perception of themselves and of the chosen profession which is considered to be an opportunity to realize their own interests, creativity, openness to life and willingness to constant studying; studying of the features of understanding of the importance and specificity of the process of self-actualization by psychology students; psychology students consider the process of realizing their potential to be complex, connected with constant personal achievements, determined by their own efforts, purposefulness; the differences inpersonalsense of the self-actualization in studying and professional activities of the first-year and fifth-year students have been analyzed; It has been emphasized  that the first-year students associate the process of self-actualization of their personality with studying and future-oriented plans; The fifth-year students express occupational guidance and volitional realization of personal potential, personal abilities; It is assumed that personal-oriented studying can in particular contribute to the self-actualization of the student’s individuality, as the principled stands of the studying are humanization of educational process and respect for the student as the subject of cognition.

Keywords:  personal sense;  psychology students;  self-actualization;  studying and professional activity.

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