RELATIONSHIP OF INTERNAL HEALTH PICTURE TO INTERNAL DISEASE PICTURE IN PERSONALITY STRUCTURE
The article discloses the concept of «internal picture of health» as an individual's understanding of his state of health, an attitude towards his own health. The structure of IHP, consisting of three components: cognitive, emotional and behavioral, is determined. Factors influencing the formation of the internal health picture, as well as the consequences of inadequate IPH, are considered. The internal picture of the disease is seen as a component of the IDP and is defined as a set of human perceptions of one 's disease, as well as a process of awareness of one's disease. Different classifications of psychological responses of personality to disease are presented.