THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF AMBIVALENCE PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The article highlights the results of a theoretical study in the formation and development of philosophical and psychological views on the problem of ambivalence. Ambivalence is studied in a broad sense as a tendency to avoid a choice that manifests itself behaviorally, cognitively, and is aimed at a specific person, event, object, or even future experience. Ambivalence plays an important role in many psychoanalytic theories, as well as sociological, cognitive, developmental and psychometric approaches, in the context of the normal psychological functioning of the individual. General philosophical and psychological points of view suggest that ambivalence can be a characteristic feature of many people, and can shape their attitudes and interactions with the environment. Prerequisites for the emergence of ambivalence can be: instability of emotions, uncertainty of goals and attitudes, inconsistency of moral principles with emotions and willpower. Research on the aim of the article was to highlight the results of theoretical and methodological research on the formation and development of philosophical and psychological views of the problem of ambivalence in domestic and foreign scientific literature. Research methods: analysis of psychological literature, theoretical generalization, comparison of domestic and foreign scientific approaches to determining ambivalence. The following components of ambivalence are considered: motivational, behavioral and affective-cognitive ones. The theoretical research analysis of outstanding scientists of the past and present is presented: K. Abraham, W. Bleicher, E. Breiler, M. Zanna, T. Zelinska, I. Kozytska, M. Thompson, Z. Freud, K. Jung and others. Many studies have shown a significant effect of ambivalence on personal growth and overall mental health. The conclusions summarize and substantiate the concept of ambivalence as a complex relationship of oppositely directed, approximately equal in intensity, conscious and unconscious manifestations belonging to different personal spheres.

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