PSYCHOPROPHYLAXIS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF ACUTE STRESS DISORDERS AMONG EMPLOYEES OF THE SES OF UKRAINE DURING THE WAR

Abstract

The article is devoted to the examination of the manifestations of stress disorders that occur among the rescuers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine during the performance of their professional duties during the war.The work shows that constant shelling or anxious anticipationof it, uncertainty of both the near and distant future both in social and personal terms, an increase in the probability of losses and the associated fear, permanent anxiety, frustration, etc. lead to a significant increase in indicatorsof psychological stress and acute stress reactions, which is associated with increased anxiety and avoidance of social contacts, aggressiveness, activity and emotionality, with states of maladaptationand mental discomfort, as well aswith feelings of hopelessness and despair.Symptoms of distress and maladaptation, as well as re-experiencing trauma, are the most pronounced among rescuers working in a front-line city. Such data indicate the need for psychological training and psycho-prophylactic work with rescuers. The article shows that preventive psychological help is the most effective means of preventing the negative impact of severe mental trauma on the psychological health of a person, including the SES employees. The work also describes the basic principles of stress disordersprevention, the ways in which a health-improving mental effect can be achieved, and the components of psycho-prophylactic work related to resistance to permanent stress among the SES of Ukraine rescuers. The psychoprophylaxis training program developed by us is aimed at preventing the occurrence of stress disorders by increasing stress resistance and forming self-help and mutual help skills in stressful situations.