PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRECTION OF NEGATIVE MENTAL STATES OF EMPLOYEES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES
The article deals with negative mental states that arise in the employees of internal affairs bodies in the course of their official activities. The authors reveal the concept of «negative mental states» and its semantic units. It emphasizes the negative influence of these mental states both on the intrapersonal sphere of the employee, and on the results of the work. The article describes the most effective methodological approaches to the implementation of psycho-correction of negative mental states among employees of internal affairs bodies. Within the framework of the mentioned approaches, the following methods are distinguished: psychic self-regulation, rational psycho-correction, behavioral psycho-correction, cognitive psycho-correction, personal psycho-correction, group psycho-correction, stress of critical incidents.