Pralogical thinking in the process of in-depth cognition of the subject’s psyche

Abstract

The problem of pralogical thinking arose in the process of forty years of in-depth corrective studies of the psyche of participants in ASPC groups. The fact of efficiency of in-depth correction process not only in small groups, but also in large ones draws attention. Installed of this fact with the universalization of the psyche became clear, which has an archaic origin, which unites the participants of in-depth cognition while preserving the individual uniqueness of the results. It was found that pralogical thinking integrates with archaisms, which, under the conditions of visualization of the representations of the process participants, contributes to the objectivity of cognition of the psyche in its entirety («conscious / unconscious»).
The purpose of the paper is to identify deviations of “Self” from the reality that are not controlled by the psyche, which reliably signal the subject’s personal problems. It was found that the objectification of the drawn self-representation process in ASPC groups contributes to the observation and research (in the dialogue interaction of the psychologist with the respondent), which has a mediated nature related to the objectivity of the psyche. The main method of the research is active social-psychological cognition (ASPC), which relies on the spontaneity and ease of the subject’s behavior under the conditions of objectification of their psyche in thematic drawings. It has been confirmed that under such conditions the psychologist’s dialogue with the respondent plays an important role in psychoanalytical revealing of the semantic parameters of the representations of the psyche. Done the figurative and symbolic presentation that made it possible an opportunity to explore the role of the law of «participation» (involvement) in the objectification, in the plane of observation of the psyche. The result of the study is the expansion and deepening of self-awareness by the ASPC participants, which catalyzes the leveling of the destruction of their psyche, generated by an internal stabilized contradiction (personal problem), which is subject to in-depth cognition on the objectified and accessible visual material, which results in psychocorrection.
The effectiveness of a person’s participation in ASPC groups is based on awakening the selfpreservation instinct due to strengthening the rationality of the logical thinking. It is confirmed that diagnostic and corrective cognition of the psyche by a future psychologist is extremely important for the development of their professional skills when helping other people.