Psychological methods of impact: overview of the problem

The relevance of this article is due to a change in the socio-economic and political situation in modern society. These changes lead to the expansion of the boundaries of the information space and increase the risk of irrational installations as a result of the active work of state propaganda. The article reveals various aspects of psychological impact as a phenomenon of social psychology, analyzes its history, structure, types, methods, analyzes the mechanisms of socio-psychological impact on the individual.