Cultural and ethnic features of Udege people's experiences in extreme situations

This article discusses the definition of an extreme situation, its parameters and features, as well as the impact on the psychoemotional state of a person. The changes that can occur in a person's mental activity, in particular at the cognitive, emotional and behavioral levels, are described under the influence of not only personal factors, but also cultural characteristics, as well as individual life experience. On the example of the Udege ethnic group, ethnicity is considered as a factor of influence on human behavior in an extreme situation. Detailed consideration of this issue allows us to determine the degree of influence of ethnicity on behavior in an extreme situation and pay attention to the need to take into account cultural and ethnic characteristics when performing professional activities by psychologists in an extreme situation. The analysis of research is carried out, which allows us to identify the overall psychological characteristics of the Udege people, which were formed under the influence of cultural and moral - ethnic norms and values characteristic of these representatives of the Tungus-Manchu ethnic group...