Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment, 2021, 9, 459-467 459 E-ISSN: 2292-2598/21 © 2021 Lifescience Global Impact of Emotional-Volitional Sphere of Future Specialists of Risky Professions on Professional Training Performance Nataliia S. Kucherenko 1,* , Yuliia О. Bilotserkivska 1 , Andriy L. Zlotnikov 1 and Dmytro P. Prykhodko 2 1 Ukrainian Academy of Engineering and Pedagogy, Kharkiv, Ukraine 2 Kharkiv National University of Air Force, Kharkiv, Ukraine Abstract: Objective: The professional activities of specialists of risky professions are carried out in extreme conditions, characterized by a significant number of stressful factors, which, if the professional qualities of specialists are not sufficiently developed, leads to a decrease in the efficiency of performance of official duties, professional burnout, and psychosomatic disorders. Background: The success of the performance of service tasks is primarily influenced by the developmental level of the emotional-volitional sphere, in particular self-regulation, emotional-volitional stability, ensuring the ability to make autonomous decisions, form and determine tasks following the requirements of complex, changing situations, and therefore, achieve their goals. The article aims to analyze the emotional and volitional state of future specialists of risky professions during training. Method: The leading research method was observation. The emotional-volitional sphere is an integral part of the system of regulating activity as a professional. During the research, the main areas of the formation of the emotional-volitional sphere were identified. With the help of psychological analysis, the important properties of future specialists in the development of the emotional-volitional sphere have been determined. Results: The analysis results show that future specialists have an average and low level of stylistic possibilities for self- regulation (modeling, programming, autonomy). The reasons for the low progress of future specialists have been determined. Conclusion: The practical significance of the research lies in the development of recommendations for training and the formation of the emotional-volitional sphere during educational activities. Keywords: Educational activities, professional activities, emotionally strong, extreme conditions, diagnostic group. INTRODUCTION Preparedness affects the attitude of specialists to their health, vital activities, achieving high professional results, colleagues, relatives, and people close to them. That is, measures are needed to manage stress, forming the necessary level of stress tolerance of rescuers. In modern conditions, psychological training is an essential component of the comprehensive training of specialists in risky professions. The ability to understand the requirements imposed by professional activities on specialists on time and correctly in extreme conditions allows focusing training primarily on the formation of a special extreme-oriented consciousness, using special psychological means that increase the psychological stability of staff. Its specifics and features were covered in the works of: V.O. Lefterov, R. Perelyhina, and Y. Dmytryshak, O.V. Timchenko, and V.V. Barko, O. Pokanevych, V.Ye. Khristenko and Ya.O. Ovsyannikova, S.M. Kucherenko, N.S. Kucherenko and O.O. Nazarov reasonably believe *Address correspondence to this author at the Ukrainian Academy of Engineering and Pedagogy, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Tel: +380577312862; E-mail: ns.kucherenko@londoncollege.pro that the personal qualities of future specialists have a vital role in their formation as professionals [1-6]. Also, it should be noted that many studies determine the discrepancy in the performance of professional functions in real conditions with high academic performance. This is mostly because the criteria for evaluating theoretical training and performing real professional tasks do not coincide. This aspect of professional training of specialists was noticed in the works of [7-12]. The features of the emotional-volitional sphere greatly influence the success of the performance of official duties. They can be considered one of the most important indicators of the psychological reliability of specialists in risky professions. It means maintaining positive mental health for successful work in difficult conditions [11, 13, 14]. In particular, I.I. Prikhodko, K.Yu. Gunbin and G.I. Besbavna determine in their studies that emotional-volitional stability is manifested: in the absence of psychological reactions of the employee in extreme situations, which reduce the effectiveness of actions and give rise to inaccuracies, errors; training in the perfect performance of professional activities in psychologically complex For Author's Personal Use