ON THE USE OF ART THERAPY METHODS IN DEVELOPING THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY A PERSON'S EMOTIONAL STATE IN YOUNGER STUDENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
The article presents the results of studying and developing the ability to identify and differentiate the emotions and emotional states of a person in younger schoolchildren with delayed mental development using art therapy methods. Promising areas of further research in this scientific field are to identify the sources of individual differences in the understanding of emotions and emotional states of a person due to different forms of delayed development, different conditions of upbringing and training, gender differences. Of particular relevance is the study of the peculiarities of understanding emotions as a significant component in the structure of emotional competence and emotional intelligence of children with mental retardation.