STUDIES OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN STUDENTS IN MARTIAL LAW

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of important aspects of the problem of mental health in Ukraine, namely: to study the manifestations of anxiety and depression in student youth in the conditions of martial law. Much attention is paid to psychological analysis of the impact of war on the mental health of the population. The war in Ukraine is regarded as distress, which adversely affects the personality and its functioning, psyche and mental health of the individual. The mental health of the nation is the potential for the development of the state, because not only the peculiarities of the life of a particular person, but also the possibility and effectiveness of the performance of social roles and functions, its contribution to the development of society as a whole, depend on mental health. The article reveals such concepts as "anxiety", "depression", "mental state", their impact on the functioning of personality in the conditions of war. The main components of the mental state, such as activation, emotional, cognitive, are considered. It is emphasized that anxiety disorders and depression are very common in the modern world. The dynamism, unpredictability and difficulty of the modern world, which are characteristic of the human society nowadays contribute to the formation of anxiety and depressive disorders.The article contains some results of empirical study of students' mental states, such as anxiety and depression in the context of mental health problems in martial law. It is noted that anxiety is observed in 60 % of first year students (from mild degree – subclinically expressed anxiety to severe degree – clinically expressed anxiety). 40% of first-year students have indicators within normal limits, that is, are characterized by the absence of pronounced symptoms of anxiety. The depression indicator revealed that 22% of first year students show depression (from mild to moderate degree). And the rest of the subjects – 78% have indicators within normal limits, is are characterized by the absence of severe symptoms of depression. It is emphasized that anxiety and depression in students can adversely affect their educational performance. The importance of the social and psychological service of a higher education institution is emphasized, which should play an important role in overcoming negative mental states in students, providing psychological assistance to those who need it.