PERSONAL DEFORMATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE OF CHRONIC FATIGUE
Relevance. To satisfy with the needs of practice work psychology studiesthe states of reduced productivity such as fatigue, monotony, and satiation.The chronic forms of these states may exert professional deformation in thepersonality and psychosomatic diseases. In modern societies work becameless difficult physically but the accelerating pace of technological progressmeans a person needs to learn new technologies, work methods and evennew professions permanently. As a result, the problem of chronic fatigue iseven more acute than before. Therefore, studies in the development of chronic fatigue, conducted by A.B. Leonova and her disciples 30 years ago, preserve their relevance.Objective. To study changes in emotional-personal and motivational characteristics of microelectronic industry female workers associated with the formation of chronic fatigue. Method. Longitudinal study of two groups of subjects with the differentlevels of chronic fatigue was based on the following inventories: ЕysenkPersonality Inventory, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Taylor ManifestAnxiety Scale, short multifactorial personality inventory Mini-mult (SMOL),Leonova’s acute and chronic exhaustion questionnaire.Results. It was found that the work of microelectronic industry femaleworkers results in the formation of chronic fatigue. The following personalitydistortions associated with increase in chronic fatigue were found: reducedself-esteem, the prevalence of failure avoidance motivation, increased anxiety,ineffective ways of compensating anxiety, a conflict way of interacting withpeople. The further adaptation to professional duties may lead to the weakeningof these negative states such as the normalization of anxiety, the reduction ofrigidity, the normalization of communication with other people.Conclusions. Increase in chronic fatigue can lead to the formation ofnegative personality states with special emotional and motivational features. Asan individual adapts to her working conditions, these traits can be compensated.