FEATURES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROTECTION OF PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC DISORDERS

The article analyzes the features of psychological defenses parents children with autistic disorders. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are genetic in nature and a congenital disorder brain neuron development. First all, problems related to autism concern family members affected by this disease. For most part, an child falls into situation isolation, which is accompanied feeling loneliness. models helping now extremely diverse. One these model parents. It important. Psychological protection one controversial properties personality structure, as it simultaneously contributes both stabilization its disorganization. Defense theories view human individuals motivated accumulate maintain mental resources for purposes resisting anxiety, strengthening one's composure, normal functioning without falling intrapsychic chaos. To determine mechanisms disorders, we used method measuring (Pylyugina, & Suleymanov, 2020), help determined following psychotic, neurotic, infantile, adaptive genesis. empirical study was conducted on basis Development Clinic Medical Center (Kyiv) during 2019-2021. Two groups who have participated study. total number researched persons 125. age range studied 25-46 years. from 2 6 According results comparison reliability differences according independent dependent variables, established that mechanism type dissociation reliably prevails mothers. has been infantile genesis more characteristic mothers, than fathers, function, rule, at level emotions caused emotional infantilism. mothers differ compulsive behavior, passive aggression, defense mechanism, denial. Accordingly, investigated may be characterized obsessive behavior periodically arises realized specific behavioral rituals or acts. So, protective profile mainly dissociation, hypochondria, displacement, denial, reactive formations, compensation, assumption, prediction, while fathers ‑ rationalization, sublimation,