The Cognitive Nature of Personal Helplessness: Phenomenologically Similar Categories

The article provides a theoretical analysis and study of the category «cognitive nature of personal helplessness» with other, phenomenologically similar categories (cognitive defi cit, cognitive component, cognitive vulnerability, resilience, vitality, etc.). A review of scientifi c research by domestic and foreign authors is carried out. When describing the cognitive sphere and the characteristics of the psychological response to non-standard situations and circumstances, the aspect of negative basic beliefs plays one of the key roles.