Psychological security of an individual

Abstract

Relevance. Nowadays the problem of psychological security acquires greater significance due to the increasing needs of the state and society in the psychological health of the individual, which will enable the individual to successfully overcome the technological, information and social-psychological threats, including war. Aim of the research is to analyze the concept of “psychological security”, reveal its structure, levels, and functions. Results of the research. Psychological security is understood as a state of public mind in which both society as a whole and each individual perceive the quality of life as adequate reliable, and one that provides real opportunities to satisfy the vital and social needs of citizens in the present and gives them reasons to be confident in the future. Since human life is carried out within different systems, a polysystemic consideration of psychological security and its determinants is of particular importance.