Martianova, G. Yu. Determinacy of Client’s Activity in Individual Psychological Counseling by His Responsibility

Abstract: The article reveals specifics of the motivational activity of clients in the process of individual psychological counseling depending on the degree of their responsibility. The purpose of the practical research is to analyze correlation relationships between internality and motivation at the beginning and the end of counseling. The researcher shows the growth of social motivation, motives for self-fulfillment and self-respect, desire to decrease the tension in a difficult life situation and achieve a goal. These indicators depend on the effectiveness of a counseling session. The researcher proves that responsibility is a necessary and required condition for psychological counseling because it guarantees the motivational involvement of a client in the counseling process and the success of the session. Methodologically the research is based on the main provisions of the subjective approach to activity as a source of responsibility and personal self-determination. It has been experimentally proved that the rise in internality as a parameter of personal responsibility creates changes in self-respect, self-fulfillment and intention to achieve a goal. The growth of responsibility most of all depends on the degree of self-respect that a person retains in a difficult life situation. The proven fact that responsibility is directly related to motivation creates the need for elaboration of the activity principle of a client in psychological counseling.

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