Emotional stability as a psychological phenomenon
The article deals with the history of the scientific revolution of the term "emotional stability". The author discusses the concept of emotional stability as a psychological phenomenon, its relevance in the field of psychological research. The article describes the evolution of the understanding of emotional stability beginning from Eysenck' concept about emotional stability and neuroticism, its categories, the relationship with the type of temperament, Moreover, the author analyzes the notion of instability in the concepts of Russian authors Abolin, Gorbov, Lebedev, Ilyin. The article also presents the stress theory of foreign authors (S. Cobasa, R. Pusetti) as an analogue of Russian theories of emotional stability. The emotional stability is understood through the prism of the theory of emotional intelligence of its representatives Beldoch, Leuner, Goleman. The author gives definition of emotional intelligence and tracks fundamental differences between its types. In conclusion the author gives a generalized modern definition of emotional stability with the help of the category "man-environment". This definition can set the boundaries of psychological stability, which, in fact, are the person's potential and the objective requirements of a particular situation. In other words, this definition indicates the presence or absence of a harmonious relationship between a man and environment.