The problem of information-psychological security in psychology

The article is focused on the problem of information-psychological security as part of modern research in social psychology. The aim of the article is to determine the multiple meanings of the concept of information and psychological security of the individual, its main supporting components and levels of formation. According to the system and structural analysis, it is established that the impact on the personality in the information-psychological plan occurs at the conscious and unconscious level. The article identifies a number of related types of security (information-technical, information, socio-psychological, group socio-psychological), which describe the specifics of the formation of this phenomenon within group and personality processes. In the review presented, the focus is on uncovering the sources of threats that have a particular impact on the personal and socio-psychological level. Generalization of materials of domestic and foreign studies allowed to identify structural levels of organization of information and psychological security of a person (personal, motivational, cognitive, behavioral).