The problem of setting goals by a person in Russian and foreign studies

As a separate category from the point of view of psychological science, the goals of the individual, the characteristics of the individual that contribute to their achievement, commitment to them are considered. The types of goal setting, ways to achieve goals and factors influencing persistence in achieving them, as well as goal management programs and the reasons for the deviation of the result of movement towards the goal and the target image are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to the processes of self-consistency, choice and achievement of goals by the individual. Negative habits of thinking and mistakes in achieving goals among experts and beginners, the importance of plans for achieving goals and commitment to goals are revealed. Models of the expected value of choice and changes in the goal hierarchy are presented; the theory of the implementation of the plan and setting goals, the phenomenon of decomposition of goals and the effect of neglecting goals, the concept of a crisis of actions related to goals.