MECHANISMS OF FORMATION OF MENTAL TRAUMA (CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31392/UDU-nc.series19.2025.49.03Keywords:
mental trauma, clinical psychological approach, PTSD, biopsychosocial model, dissociation, resilience, cognitive impairment, traumatization, war, mental healthAbstract
The article examines the clinical and psychological mechanisms of the formation of mental trauma. A theoretical analysis of modern approaches to understanding mental trauma is carried out, in particular from the position of the biopsychosocial model, which combines data from neuroscience, clinical psychology and psychiatry. Neuropsychological changes, affective disorders, cognitive distortions and behavioral reactions that accompany personality traumatization are described. The role of resilience, dissociation, as well as mechanisms of internal conflict in the chronicity of psychological trauma is analyzed. An example of a clinical case of mental trauma in a child is considered. The importance of timely detection of psychotraumatic symptoms and the need for integrated approaches to psychocorrection are emphasized. A conclusion is drawn about the relevance of a comprehensive clinical and psychological study of mental trauma for preserving the mental health of the population in conditions of war reality.
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