Зовнішні детермінанти становлення пpофесійної самосвідомості майбутніх психологів

The article presents an analysis of the determination of the formation of professional self-awareness of future psychologists. External socio-psychological determinants of the formation of professional self-awareness of future psychologists are revealed and analyzed. The leading socio-psychological factors of the formation of self-consciousness of future practical psychologists are identified, in particular external, the source of which is social influence (spontaneous or controlled) and internal, the localization of which is in the personality of the future specialist. The social prestige of the profession, the psychologist's professionogram, the educational paradigm of the higher education institution, the mentoring of teachers and examples of the activities of professionals are attributed to the external socio-psychological factors of the formation of self-consciousness of the future psychologist, imitation – the assimilation by an individual of the ways of behavior of specialists based on observation of them. This is a purposeful reproduction of the manners, actions and habits of authoritative representatives of the professional community. Based on the analysis of scientific sources and the conducted empirical research, it was established that the main external determinants of the formation of professional self-awareness of future psychologists are the social prestige of the profession, the psychologist's professionogram, the educational paradigm of the higher education institution, the mentoring of teachers and examples of the activities of professionals, imitation.