The phenomenon of psychological adaptation to the professional activities of doctors

Abstract

Disorders of adaptation of young doctors and students to their the professional activities.

The study was designed to develop a system of psychological adjustment and psychoprophylactic support during professional training based on a systematic approach to the study of the mechanisms of formation of psychological adaptation to the professional activities of doctors.

It was conducted comprehensive examination of 405 interns and of 615 last year's students of medical universities in Ukraine. 211 interns had adaptation disorders. The data demonstrated individual and personal, social and psychological factors, mechanisms and conditions of psychological adaptation to medical work.

The necessary components of psychological readiness for independent productive activities on the basis of high value professional identity, a positive attitude to the profession, perception of the patient as a personality in a certain psychological state, choice of interpersonal relationships and the use of ethical and deontological knowledge and skills at different stages of treatment process.

The results showed that females have a higher level of disorders of adaptation to professional activity, compared with males. High level of disadaptation, which requires using of emergency measures was founded at 9.2% of men and 12.5% women; moderate level of desadaptation, which requires mandatory intervention of psychologists, conducting rehabilitation programs - 10.3% men, 14.0% women; mild level of desadaptation, in which the useful work of advisory experts - 36.2% and 42.1% respectively.

Disclosure of interest

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