Preserving health is one of the most difficult problems that requires consideration and solution at all levels of the study of human life, both in the context of psychological, analytical and pedagogical. Today, a strategy for improving and promoting health is considered a medical problem and boils down to treating patients only. Unfortunately, measures that can positively affect people's health: disease prevention, promotion of a healthy lifestyle, and attitudes toward "healthy" behaviour are clearly not popularized today. In solving the task of health conservation, it is important to apply the efforts of the whole society and the responsible attitude of each person to personal health and to the health of the people around her. Today, there is a close relationship between education and health, as the level of education to a large extent determines the level of literacy on health issues. The cultivation of the value of health, the desire to preserve and strengthen it, acts as a pedagogical problem. Higher education institutions are an ideal place to promote a healthy future and support the development of their own health-oriented lifestyle. For the formation of this paradigm in the student mind, an important element is the recognition of the importance of the psychological aspect of this issue, as well as the proper use of elements of cognitive psychology in this process. The presented study will enable representatives of higher educational institutions, as well as interested persons in maintaining the health of future specialists of various industries, to quickly and efficiently introduce the principles of a value-based attitude to their own health into their own educational process.

The aim: The aim of the research was to investigate the issue of emotional health in the context of mental health of students, in particular, the emotional instability as a students' personal quality with regard to cognitive and empathic components. Materials and methods: In a comparative analysis of the study, 104 3rd-year students of the Faculty of Management and Media Communications of the Ukrainian Academy of Printing, were divided into two groups on the basis of gender (group №1 – females; group №2 – males). In the study, undertaken in 2019-2020, two questionnaires, namely “Problems of Emotional Health” and “Assessment of Empathic Compassion”, drawn up by a team of authors, were used. The comparative analysis was carried out with the use of the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: The study of emotional instability and competence in the context of the student's mental health allows us to conclude that the cognitive component is the basis that promotes the development of social, regulatory, and empathic components, and the latter is the main motivator of a person’s activity. Conclusions: The research showed that high school students do not always have enough opportunities for independent formation and emotional competence development, and have problems with emotional instability. These problems may be solved by the introduction of the educational component, in particular: introducing relevant special courses into the educational process, conducting psychological training aimed at the development of emotional professional competence in the context of the formation of personality’s mental health.

The problem of understanding the pedagogical aspect of the process of forming the professional competence of a future teacher who is able to model the educational process, independently generate and implement new ideas and technologies of teaching and upbringing, is relevant today, since a professionally competent teacher has a positive effect on the formation of the educational process. The article provides a theoretical generalization and practical solution to the problem of understanding the pedagogical aspect of the process of compiling the main obstacles to the professional competence of future physical culture teachers. The relevance of the study lies in the formation of an assessment of the level and the main obstacles affecting the development and improvement of the professional competence of a future teacher.

The article actualizes the problem of psychological research features of procrastination, and definition of its influence on formation of professionalism at student's age. The psychological analysis of the concept of "procrastination" is carried out, the essence and specifics of procrastination development in student age are investigated, the level of procrastination development in student age and psychological mechanisms of its influence on formation of professionalism are investigated. The following methods were used in the study: theoretical methods (analysis of scientific and methodological literature of noctive and foreign authors in psychology); empirical methods (Scale of assessment of the need for achievements of Yu. Orlov; Methods of research of volitional self-regulation A. Zverkov, E. Eidman; Melbourne decision-making questionnaire (adaptation of T. Kornilova, S. Kornilov); Scale of procrastination for students S. Ley; Methodology "Self-assessment organization"; Questionnaire "Control over action" Yu. Kulya; Temporary Perspective Questionnaire (ZTPI) Zimbardo; Questionnaire "Integral job satisfaction" N. Fetiskin, V. Kozlov, G. Manuilov). The experimental base of the study were students majoring in 053 "Psychology" of Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus (n = 92 people) aged 18-22 years.

In the article, based on the analysis of the activity of experimental projects and legal acts in Ukraine, the essence and peculiarities of the form of education of orphans and children left without parental care are characterized. The family environment remains the most optimal form of raising orphans for their communication in later life. The experience of popularizing the adoption of social orphans into a family environment for upbringing has been studied. The main directions of the spread of family forms of education in Ukraine are given. The problem of raising orphans who are in state care institutions and the need to introduce innovative approaches to provide professional help to orphans based on scientifically based concepts of education are updated. An overview of scientific research by modern scientists is presented, which highlight the historical aspects of the problem of guardianship and education of orphans in educational institutions in Ukraine. Officially recognized forms of family upbringing of orphans and children deprived of parental care are considered.