PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRECTION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY MEANS OF PSYCHODRAMA

Abstract

Object. The goal of the article consists in theoretical grounding and experimental study of particularities of psychodrama influence on the overcoming of occupational burnout of an individual. As a result of theoretical analysis it has been found out that the experience by a person of the state of occupational burnout is conditioned by the presence of some character accentuation the regulation of which is realized by means of psychodrama.

Methods. The realization of the goal of research was carried out by means of elaborated by us diagnostic toolkit: Schmieschek-Muller “Accent 2- 90” methods and V. Boiko methods “ Diagnostics of occupational burnout syn­drome”. With the aid of these methods we have carried out a noting experiment as to the identifying of developed level of particular accentuation type and degree of manifestation of the occupational burnout of test subjects.

Results. The diagnostics of the developed level of occupational burnout and availability of accentuated traits of character of the test subjects has confirmed the fact that the occupational burnout of an individual is conditioned by the presence of some kinds of accentuation: “cycloidicity”, “exaltation” and “emotional breadth”. At the same time it has been discovered that one of main effective means of psychological correc­tion influence is psychodrama. According to the above, we have elaborated a psycological correction program in order to decrease and to eliminate inadequate emotional reactions which should contribute to revealing of deeper emotions at test subjects, to search of effective ways of solving of existing psychological problems related to the occupational burnout, to understanding and concretization of the problem by test subjects. In order to identify dynamic improvements as to the decrease of occupational burnout and accentuated traits of character it has been carried out a control assessment according to the above toolkit and it has been proved the efficiency of the psychological correction program.

Conclusions. Psychodrama serves as an effective mean of correctional influence during the work with peo­ple having signs of the occupational burnout. The effectiveness of psychodrama influence for the decrease of occupational burnout manifestation at test subjects through accentuations withdrawal is proved with the aid of carrying out by us of Student’s correlation analysis.