FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDYING AND CORRECTION OF STRESS-COPING BEHAVIOR BY THE EXAMPLE OF EMPLOYEES OF PROTECTION SERVICES OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS OF RUSSIA IN THE PRIMORYE TERRITORY
Materials of this article are based on the results of the nature and prerequisites study for the devel- opment of professional stress at employees of the penal system; the main strategies of stress-coping behavior, assessment of its effectiveness are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the specifics of employees’ activity who serve with weapons. The object of research is the personality of the employee of the Security Department serving with weapon. The subject of study is the strategy of coping in stressful situations, which is used by em- ployees in daily employment activity. The used empirical base is focused on the diagnosis of the leading strate- gies of coping, the author used the following methodological tools: the method of «Coping behavior in stressful situations» (S. Norman, D. Sandler, D. James, M. Parker), a projective technique «Man in the rain» (E. Ro- manova and T. Sytko). The study includes an attempt to develop and assess programs aimed at developing of effective stress-coping strategies in the activities of the employees of the penal system. Based on the results ob- tained in the experimental and control groups the efficiency of the used correction program is proved. The ob- tained results can be of interest to psychologists working in the penal system, as well as psychologists working with representatives of the professions related to special working conditions.