Received 16.06.2022
Revised 26.08.2022
Accepted 29.09.2022
Retrieved from Vol. 12, No. 2, 2022
Pages 153 -168
Abstract
This article is devoted to the theoretical and practical analysis of the study of the peculiarities of the formation of social intelligence in psychologists. The definition of the essence of the concept of "social intelligence" in psychology is analyzed. Social intelligence is seen as a separate type of intelligence that is practical and different from abstract intelligence. It is a stable, based on the specifics of mental processes, affective response and social experience, the ability to understand themselves, other people, their relationships and predict interpersonal events. Since social intelligence is considered a multidimensional, complex structure, the following aspects are distinguished: communicative-personal potential, characteristics of self-awareness, social perception and social thinking, ability to understand and model social phenomena, understanding of people and motives, mental and physical endurance, activity. Attention is drawn to the fact that this is a type of intelligence that provides intelligent human behavior in social interaction based on the integration of the results of social cognition, personal characteristics and self-regulation of social behavior. The problem of determining the requirements for a professional psychologist is studied, the peculiarities of the professional activity of a specialist are analyzed and social intelligence in the structure of professionally important qualities of a psychologist is substantiated. It is emphasized that the problem of development of social intelligence in practical psychologists is currently very relevant, because their professional activities are based on direct interaction with people and providing them with psychological assistance. It is emphasized that the best option is when the psychologist has a high level of development of social intelligence. In this case, they are characterized by sensitivity to the nature of social relationships, the ability to successfully apply a wide range of social roles, a high level of control over their own behavior, emotional self-regulation. The main methods of research of features of formation of social intelligence at the psychologist are analyzed: social and psychological adaptation, communicative and organizational inclinations, an estimation of level of sociability. The sample, stages of research are characterized and the received results of studying of features of formation of social intelligence at psychologists are analyzed
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