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5.3.6 Medical psychology

1. General and particular psychological regularities of changes and recovery of mental activity in various pathological states and developmental anomalies. 1. 2. Analysis and identification of psychological factors influencing the emergence, course and overcoming of mental and somatic diseases and other persistent states of maladaptation. 3. Identification of clinically significant features of psychological functioning of the personality in conditions of illness and increase of its adaptation resources. 4. Identification of regularities of influence of psychological factors on health promotion and formation of attitudes to a healthy lifestyle. 5. Studying the specifics of subjective perception of medical information, technologies, interventions and other psychological factors affecting adherence to treatment, prevention and rehabilitation. 6. Developing, adapting and studying the effectiveness of psychological diagnostic methods and psychological interventions in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of patients. 7. Studying the psychological characteristics of the activities of medical workers, medical communications and psychological characteristics of medical activities. 8. Study of psychological factors to improve the quality and efficiency of medical activity and the organization of psychological support of medical activity. 9. Research and analysis of the directions of development of medical and psychological research.