REVISITING THE ISSUE OF THE DEFINITION AND THE STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
The article analyzes the concept of professional identity as one of the key attributes of successful professional adaptation and formation of the professional career from the standpoint of «social/personal», «internal/external», «real/ideal» and «conscious/unconscious». The author analyzes Russian and Western researchers’ positions on the problem of professional identity formation; gives the original definition of the professional identity, and points out to the major aspects the concept.