Psychological and motivational components of individual readiness for professional activity: analysis of scientific approaches

The article describes scientific approaches (functional, personal, personal-activity) to the consideration of psychological and motivational components of an individual's readiness for professional activity. The analysis of the existing views of scientists and specialists on various aspects of an individual's professional readiness for activity, its structural components is presented, the importance of forming the psychological and motivational component of readiness for professional activity in the process of preparing students at a university is emphasized. The main components of the psychological and motivational component of readiness for professional activity are the following characteristics of the implementation of the activity: a high level of motivation and focus, activation of creative potential for enrichment and expansion of one's own professional experience. The need to form a positive attitude of the future specialist to the professional activity is emphasized, since it is a powerful means of activating and mobilizing a person.