THE NORM OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATE IN THE WAR MODE: THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL

Prolonged exposure to war conditions shapes a specific mode of psychophysiological functioning in military personnel, which cannot be adequately described solely on the basis of criteria for peacetime norms or clinical pathology.The purpose of the study was to empirically substantiate the concept of the norm of functional state in wartime, determine its structural characteristics, and formulate criteria for distinguishing between adaptive and pathological states.The study involved 209 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine aged 19 to 59 with combat experience.A comprehensive methodological approach was applied, combining psychophysiological, psychodiagnostic and cognitive methods.Indicators of physical and psycho-emotional resource, volitional self-regulation, motivation, stress, autonomous regulation, cognitive functions and personality characteristics (Big Five) were analysed.Descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation analysis were used to process the data.The results show that the norm of functional state in the war mode is characterised by a steady decline in resource-somatic background combined with Věda a perspektivy № 1(56) 2026