Psychological and Pedagogical Conditions of the Internality Formation as a Factor of the Future Psychologists’ Personal and Professional Self-Development

Abstract

The article considers the psychological and pedagogical conditions of personal and professional self-improvement of future professionals, including psychology students. Such conditions include technologies of self-education and self-education, specially designed forms, methods and approaches of interactive work, focused on stimulating of motivation and expanding of self-development resources. In the process of professional training of future psychologists, specially designed training sessions are crucial if specific content and methodological requirements for targeted training of personal and professional self-development are taken into account. Usually such training is realized by activating the internal factors of self-improvement process, one of which is internality - a personal property that acquires special significance in the context of the specifics of a psychologist’s professional activity. It is assumed that an effective psychological and pedagogical condition for the formation of internality as a factor of future psychologists’ personal and professional self-development is a specially organized educational activities of students. In this regard, a special training course "Theoretical and methodological foundations of the future psychologists’ internality formation" was designed. The methodological basis of special training course is a personal-acmeological approach and experimentally substantiated data concerning the results and means of applicants’ for higher education personal and professional self-development. The purpose, tasks, psychological and pedagogical conditions of formation of students’ internality by educational materials are formulated. The structure of the special course, the content of classroom and independent work are revealed, the forms of control are offered. The content and methodological features of the special course, which contribute to the formation of internality as a factor of future psychologists’ readiness for personal and professional self-development, and the expected learning outcomes are highlighted.

The Relationship between Internality and Self-development of Psychology Students: the Effect of Optimistic Attributional Style

“…In this regard, we have made assumptions about the importance of the optimistic attributional style as a condition for the positive impact of internality on the psychology students' self-development (Ketler-Mytnytska, 2021). We understand the concept of "condition" as a set of interdependent internal and external circumstances that make possible the formation or development of certain mental processes or personal characteristics (Gruzinskaya, 2017).…”

Development of internal locus of control as a determinant of positive attitude toward one's own body

“…Theoretical basis of the study: An important concept in social learning theory is locus of control, defined by Julian Rotter, which defines a person's generalized expectations about how much of their actions and behavior are determined by their efforts and how much by external influences. Rotter emphasizes that reinforcements do not just automatically influence the formation of behavior, but consist of the ability of the individual's ability to see the connection between their actions and the receipt of reinforcements [3].…”

“…It is important to note that reinforcements rarely arise in isolation, but often form complex networks that interact with the behavior of the personal. This approach allows us to consider them as sequences that help in the formation and retention of a specific behavioral model [3].…”