Personality from the position of synergetics

Introduction. Personality remains one of the central concepts for study in psychology, there is no single understanding of this phenomenon, which is reflected in views of various psychological schools. Russian psychology is distinguished by certain common approaches and, although the authors share the opinion of domestic scholars, they specify one of the aspects of personality psychology that is little covered in science - the synergetic approach to the study of personality. Materials, Results and Discussion. The study of the psychological literature on the topic of the study showed that the views of Russian authors on the psychology of personality are distinguished by greater unity, in comparison with foreign ones, which is basically explained by the traditions of Russian psychology and the general fundamentality of its provisions. The synergetic approach in psychology is not unambiguously accepted, in some cases it is sharply criticized, in others its advantages and innovative character are discussed. Definitely, the truth lies in the middle. Personality, as a system, has the right to be considered in psychology, but its qualities should be taken into account, that it is open, "soft", complex and self-organizing. It is impossible to thoughtlessly and automatically transfer all the laws and principles of synergetics to a person. In the case of an individual, they need to be clarified and carefully formulated.