FEATURES OF THE EMOTIONAL SPHERE OF MEDICAL WORKERS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2018.1.8618Keywords:
emotional sphere, mood, empathy, medical education.Abstract
The aim of the work. The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the emotional sphere of medical workers. Changes in the emotional sphere of physicians are associated with emotional and ethical overload in professional activity. In medical education it is necessary to focus attention on the training of adaptive possibilities of the emotional sphere.
The main body. The article outlines the problem of risk factors, severe emotional stress, lack of adequate conditions for recreation, lack of psychological support in the practice of the health system adversely affecting of medical workers. One of the most important qualities of a health worker is emotional stability. A key manifestation of the emotional state of the individual is the mood. Emotional mood is a kind of battery of all information that is perceived and processed by the individual at the appropriate time. As a result, the mood becomes a prolonged emotional state, created by external influences on the individual, depending on its individual characteristics and temperament. The instability of the mood of the medical worker, as a rule, is connected not only directly with one or another specific medical situation, but also with the complex of the most varied impressions from external factors, thoughts and experiences. The mood of any person is influenced by those or other vital concerns, concerns, caused by certain extraordinary circumstances, offended by selfishness, reproaching of conscience. Any of these emotions or their combination may be noticeable to patients and interfere with the normal activities of a specialist. And if the health worker is not able to overcome this mood, it can lead to wrong decision making, misleading medical actions, and creating tense relationships with patients.
Conclusions. There is a need to form future health professionals readiness for emotional empathy and compassion regarding health problems in patients. The main characteristics are considered and the factors that determine emotional disturbances in health care workers are established. The study of the emotional sphere is an important theoretical and practical task, which requires in-depth, practice-oriented research, which needs further elaboration.References
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