STUDY OF THE TARGETS OF SCARY IMAGE CORRECTION IN PEOPLE WITH HIGH PERSONAL ANXIETY

Objectified fears and the corresponding frightening images are the most striking signs of the anxietyphobic disorder formation. The high manifestation comorbidity of fear and anxiety necessitates a comprehensive and versatile corrective action, and the variety of existing psychotherapeutic approaches provides a wide range of intervention tools. This article presents a method of forming an eclectically oriented psychocorrection program based on the theoretical provisions of cognitivebehavioral, emotional-figurative and analytical approaches, as well as a method for assessing its effectiveness. In order to establish specific corrective targets of influence, the personal characteristics of the subjects were considered as predictors of the effectiveness of the developed program. The scheme of psychocorrectional influence developed within the framework of the study included the stages of actualization of the frightening image, desensitization and cognitive transformation. To actualize the image in the minds of the subjects, the techniques of imaginative (in the imagination) and virtual (using virtual reality equipment) exposure were used. The use of psychocorrectional influence on a sample of 20 volunteers who declared that they had objectified fear and demonstrated a high level of personal anxiety (according to the STAI scale) showed a statistically significant effectiveness. The following traits were established as predictors of changes in the state of the subjects according to the results of correction at different levels: high courage and low pedantry (for personal anxiety), practicality (for the level of expression of the worked out fear), exaltation and emotiveness (for well-being) and daydreaming (for activity and mood). Based on the data obtained, linear regression equations were drawn up, illustrating the comparative contribution of the listed personality traits to the effectiveness of the impact. Based on the results of the study, an eclectic model of corrective action on frightening images in people with high personal anxiety has been developed and their personality traits have been established, which are predictors of the effectiveness of exposure. The data will be useful both in practical work with manifestations of objectified fears, and in organizing further research in the field of psychotherapy.