Теоретическая и экспериментальная психология (Jun 2022)
NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Abstract
Background. Creating new research areas at the Psychological Institute of the Rus-sian Academy of Education is an important and urgent task. In the context of increasing changes in all spheres of life, there is a demand of modern society for professional sup-port of psychologists in maintaining the psychological health of population and creat-ing opportunities for harmonious development of youth and realization of its creative potential in these conditions.Objective.[ e article presents a number of modern areas of research at the Psy-chological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education. In accordance with modern research paradigms, they are clearly interdisciplinary in nature and involve innovative digital technologies. [ e presented studies are carried out in the context of health psy-chology and neurorehabilitation, implementation of psychological assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, fundamental research in the psychology of childhood, and the practical organization of psychological support for the children in “hot spots”. Particular attention is paid to the study of the phenomenon of modern child, highlighting the pos-sibilities for preserving the value of childhood and harmonious development of children. 30Ю.П. ЗинченкоMethods. Empirical and experimental studies implement the well-known psycho-logical methods for diagnostics of mental development and functional states, as well as technologies of virtual reality (VR), exoskeletons, biofeedback (BFB), olfactorometry, etc.Results. Implementation of innovative technologies in neurorehabilitation has made it possible to identify promising areas of research, which results will determine the development of the VR industry as a whole. As part of the research conducted dur-ing the COVID-19 pandemic, recommendations were developed for various groups of our population on organizing activities in self-isolation, on the psychological support and psychological training for medical sta\ , on the neuropsychological diagnostics and rehabilitation associated with COVID-19. Special e\ orts have been required for the research and practical work to create an e\ ective system of psychological support in the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. [ e research team of the Psychological Institute of RAE also participated in organizing a large-scale international forum “Child in the Digital World”, which involved more than 10,000 students from 46 countries of the world. Its results demonstrated the growing interest in the childhood problems and the scientists’ desire to develop a common understanding of how educational work with children should be organized.Conclusions. New research areas were organized and implemented in the fruitful cooperation of the Psychological Institute of RAE and the Faculty of Psychology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. In several cycles of interdisciplinary research that has already been carried out and is just being in mid-course, it was possible to obtain new fundamental knowledge in the Z elds of health psychology, childhood psychology, educational psychology, etc. [ is allowed for working out practical recommendations and scientiZ c developments in the new promising areas of scientiZ c research.
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