Study of psychological defense and coping behavior of teenagers with defect of the communication function
The purpose of the work was a study of the particularities of mechanism and structures of psychological defense and coping behavior of teenagers with defect of the communication function in connection with their psychological-pedagogical adaptation to education in institutions of the initial vocational training. It is ascertained that the structure of psychological protection system and organization of coping behavior of the deaf teenager have their own particularities, formed during development in condition of auditory deprivation. Results of the study point to need of the development measures directed for reduction by general level of the tension of psychological defense and optimization of the organization of coping behavior