RESILIENCE: MAIN CONCEPTUAL STAGES OF FORMATION, ESSENCE AND PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

The article examines and analyzes the evolutionary excursion to the question of the formation and development of the phenomenon of resilience, examines the main theoretical views and describes the main stages of the formation and development of the concept of resilience in the process of development of science and methodology, the prerequisites and sources of the origin of the term in psychology are indicated. Analyzing the existing scientific research of foreign and Ukrainian scientists, five main stages of the development of the concept of resilience were described. The descriptive stage is related to the definition of the traits and properties of an individual who has successfully overcome difficult life circumstances, the second stage is the stage of studying the interaction of risk factors with protective factors, the third stage is related to the study of the innateness of traits and abilities, the fourth stage is the study of acquisition opportunities skills, abilities, as resources that in the course of life help the individual to positively interact with risk factors, and the fifth, modern stage – the search for effective tools and psychotechnologies for the formation and development of a resilient personality with further post-traumatic growth. The definition of the concept of resilience by various authors is given, attention is paid to the variety of views and analogous terms used for the phenomenon. The actual definition of the concept is given and the process of finding means and mechanisms for the development of resilience is proposed to be considered as a perspective for further research.