[The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the elderly mental health and psychosocial support.]

The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic is accompanied by psychosocial problems that have negative consequences for the mental health (MH) and quality of life (QoL) of the majority of the population. The elderly (65+ individuals) with chronic somatic diseases and reduced adaptation reserves are particularly at risk. In General, the epidemic highlighted the growing problems of psychosocial work with the 65+ cohort in the conditions of progressive aging of the population of many developed and developing countries. These problems are directly related to the preservation of MH and QoL of elderly people, people with disabilities, and others. Additional reserves should be sought to support these categories of individuals. In particular, the use of remote tele-consulting and assistive information technologies that enhance the communication capabilities of older persons is relevant. The article analyzes publications that offer practical recommendations for reducing the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on MH and QoL in a cohort of 65+ individuals. As a starting point of the discussion, the article by A.G.Golubev et al., in which the issues of public support for 65+ persons are considered to be the most relevant in the field of gerontology in the context of emergency response to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, is considered.

[Psychosemantic diagnostics of aircrew professional fitness].

The process of becoming a professional pilot tends to a constant complication. This entails an increase in requirements for the professional competence of flight crews. Further improvement of the professional selection of pilots associated with the obvious need substantial expansion of methodological bases of psychological selection. Proposed improvements psychodiagnosis professional fitness, building on research of value-semantic sphere of professional motivation and structure, including methods of experimental psycho-semantics.

[DYNAMICS OF GAZE FIXATION DURATION AND EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS WHILE PRESENTATION FADING-IN IMAGES AND DISTRACTORS].

A method for studying the dynamics of human visual attention at various stages of image viewing and recognition has been described. The method is based on the presentation of fading-in images and distractors into the foveal part of visual field. Experimental data demonstrate the effect of habituation to the distractor and bimodal distribution of fixation duration in trials with distractor. It is shown that the effect of distractor is dependent on the complexity of the target images. Significant decrease of the latency of component P350 of fixation related potentials while the simultaneous presentation of target images and distractors is detected in the most of EEG recordings except the occipital ones. On the base of the results obtained the development of tests for evaluation of the current state of visual attention of human-operators, whose main current activities must not be disturbed, has been considered.

[Principles and methods of mental health resource assessment in military personnel under conditions of demographic crisis].

The article is devoted to developing the principles and methods of resource assessment of mental health military contingent in terms of demographic decline and reform of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. From the standpoint of the concept of the mutual influence of the value-semantic components and the level of psychological adaptation resources demonstrates the possibility of evaluating resource capabilities of the psyche of military contingent.

[Techniques of preservation and promotion of psychological health in personnel of training center].

The article is concerned with description of techniques of preservation and promotion of psychological health in cadets of the centre of operational use of antitank artillery in conditions of steady increase of intensity and tension of educational-and-professional activity. This technique provides the preservation of psychological health and personal adaptive potential in military personnel. It conduces to reduction of morbidity rate of psychological and personality disorders and to combat readiness of units packed with graduates of training centre.