REFLECTION AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISM OF MORAL SELFREGULATION OF PERSONALITY’S BEHAVIOUR

Abstract

The article deals with the psychological aspects of the problem of self-regulation of activity and behaviour in the context of the moral development of a personality. In the study of the essence of the processes of activity and self-regulation of the personality’s moral behaviour the significance of the understanding of the person as the subject of his/her own life, who is consciously motivated by actions, their validity and non-subordination to external influences is clarified. From the standpoint of the modern psychological research of the person it has been stated that the self-regulation is considered as a central component in the structure of the personality, and awareness and mastery of their own behaviour is the main indicator of the formation of the individual. It has been proved that the functioning of the system of self-regulation of the personality’s behaviour is provided by certain psychological mechanisms, the leading among them is the reflection, which is the cognitive component of the moral self-consciousness of the individual, and lies at the basis of the ability to predict the consequences of their actions for other people and for themselves as well. In general, it has been found out that the developed moral reflection harmonizes the sphere of the individual’s motive, allows him to realize altruistic behaviour without experiencing the psychological stress. Moral reflection is formed on the basis of the beliefs that are formed in the process of the moral activity, and, in its turn, contributes to their subsequent registration into the united system.