Abstract: The author questions the American psychologist Karen Horney’s opinion that anyone can help himself to overcome a neurosis if he starts the process of self-cognition. By distinguishing the terms ‘selfanalysis’ and ‘heart-searching’ the author tries to show how absurd self-treatment is and notes that not everyone can adequately interpret his own psychological problems.

Keywords: psychology, psychoanalysis, self-analysis, selfcognition, heart-searching, neurosis, human, society

Abstract: The article describes the point of view on the process of up-bringing and teaching based on the system approach which views human as a system of an individual in a system of a society, the letter being an active element of interaction with nature. In accordance with the system approach, a growing individual goes through the same stages as the human society went through in the process of its historical development and the mean of transfer of the level of development the society has reached is an individual’s digestion of the dominating system of representations.

Keywords: teaching, cogitation, perceptions, truth, adequacy, individualism, idealism, materialism, ideology

Abstract: Hysteria, neurosis, depression and schizophrenia are the most widespread mental disorders. But very few people actually know that these disorders may manifest themselves as body illnesses. Mind and body should never be considered separately. They are equal components of the integral organism. In some cases, mental diseases can mimic somatic ones. This fact can often confuse a physician who must diagnose them correctly. In this article, possible variants of bodily disorders in mental diseases are under review.

Keywords: psychology, psychiatry, hysteria, schizophrenia, depression, neurosis, corporeity, consciousness, pain, personality

Abstract: This is the continuation of translation of Alfred Adler’s work ‘Knowledge of People’. There Adler talks about a special discipline in science, - knowledge of people as he calls it, - and also about human soul, social peculiarities of a spiritual life and inferiority complex, the latter being the natural result of human socialization, as Adler sees it.

Keywords: psychology, knowledge of people, Adler, human, society, child, inferiority complex

Abstract: The article views the problem of human genius in such terms as ‘artist’, ‘philosopher’ and ‘creator’, the latter being represented as certain criteria of a man’s genius disregarding orientation of his creative work and type of his activity.

Keywords: philosophy, psychology, genius, artist, philosopher, creator, beauty, truth, love, humanity, creative mind, rational mind

Abstract: The article outlines the pedagogical conditions aimed at the effective formation of local lore competence among the teenagers in additional education: the creation of emotional and stimulating, motivational and valuable background in the process of the formation of local lore competence among the teenagers in additional education; the involvement of teenagers in the local lore activity; substantial and methodical maintenance of the process of the formation of local lore competence in the conditions of additional education.

Keywords: teaching, emotions, stimulation, involvement, formation, provision, teenager, competence, local lore, motivation

Abstract: The article analyzes the phenomenon of the ‘scent of fear’. The authors describe certain facts from literature proving that there is actually such an odor in the ants’, animals and human worlds. Previous researched showed that fear was more often associated with the acid odor and dogs actually grew more frightened when they were disposed to the scent of acetic acid. In a new research they authors studied how acetic acid influenced red ants. It was shown that ants’ behavior changed greatly after a drop of vinegar essence. The ants showed the following reactions to vinegar: rise of concentration of ants in the area of smell, increase of their motion activity, transfer of eggs and etc. These are all signs of fear typical for this type of living creatures. The authors of the article also described how this phenomenon developed evolutionally. Reaction of fear when exposed to acid odor is thought to be instinctive; it is expressed to the maximum in insects, mammals gradually represses this reaction under the influence of experience and human may not display this reaction so obviously at all. It is assumed though that the reaction of fear when exposed to acid odor may grow in some stress situations.

Keywords: psychology, scent, emotions, smell, scent of fear, pheromones, lower perceptual psyche, ants’ psyche, acid odor, unconscious emotions

Abstract: The article describes an approach to the study of the professional activity of teacher in the light of the doctrine of integral individuality. The author analyzes connection between the professional activity of a primary school teacher and educational activity of his students, describes the study management and methods of research and introduces the results of studying the place of professional activity in the structure of integral individuality of primary school teachers, as well as metaindividuality manifestations of their professional activity.

Keywords: psychology, activity, teacher, professional, student, third-graders, learning, individuality, metaindividuality, structure

Abstract: The article proves the effectiveness of technologies of professional personality development oriented at personal and professional development of sociotechnical professions – private drivers. It is evidently shown that there is a certain need in special psychological training of private drivers. It is also shown that practical application of a specially developed training seminar allows to increase the professional effectiveness of private drivers.

Keywords: psychology, development, drivers, training, technologies, factors, predicators, self-consciousness, qualities, professionalism

Abstract: The article discusses the results of the experiment on teaching to read English texts on electronic and paper media. The author compares the effectiveness of different technologies of instruction and insists that students should be specially taught to read both multimedia texts and text on paper.

Keywords: teaching, electronic media, reading skills, reading strategy, to study reading, reading for specific information, skimming, transferability of skills, electronic document, hypertext

Abstract: The author reviews the contribution made by Peter the Great into the history of Russian vocational education and the importance he attached to mastering the knowledge of foreign languages by future specialists in different spheres of science and engineering.

Keywords: reforming, sphere, state, life, formation, technical, education, strategic, knowledge, foreign languages

Abstract: The article analyzes the phenomenon of sexual sensuality and its influence on man’s health. The topic is discussed from the point of view of history and culture. Special attention is paid at interpretation of erotic feelings during the Middle Ages. The author gives definitions of such terms as decompensation, transsexuality and polysexuality. The author shows how sensual pleasures fade away in modern culture while a new phenomenon of asexuality is being formed in a modern ‘technological’ society.

Keywords: psychology, sex, sensuality, erotica, love, transsexuality, polysexuality, asexuality, gender, male or female