Neuropersonality of war-related stress in Ukrainians: prognostic value and possibilities of implementation for other countries in global war conflict
Authors: Tkach Bohdan , Lunov Vitalii 
Published: September 2023

Under the conditions of the Russian invasion, stress disorders among the population of Ukraine increased dramatically, which have different degrees of manifestation, in particular: some of the populations do not have these disorders, some resolve on their own, and some are so pronounced that the patients are psychotherapeutically resistant and subject to disability.Therefore, it is important to conduct a detailed study and determine the reason for such a large variability of behavioral reactions to stress and create a prescriptive classification for clinical and psychological intervention. This will make it possible to automate the distribution of victims, increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy and thus improve the mental health of the population in the conditions of war.We consider it necessary to highlight the functional states of the anterior parts of the brain, which became the basis for the definition of neuropersonal types. According to Bohdan Tkach's concept, the functional states of neuropersonological types are continuous. Its extreme options are strengthening and weakening.We emphasize that by the term "enhancement" we mean the above-normotypical course of metacognitive functions, where the idea of reinforcement is understood as the established tendency of movement towards a state of genius. At the same time, the "weakening" of the function of the metacognitive sphere is the lower limit of an individual's ability to be adapted in society.Empirical research included the identification of the main targets, in particular:- Determining the level of stress resistance- Determination of neuropersonality types of subjects- Determination of the level of psychological attraction to povertyThe randomized sample consists of 437 respondents, including 181 male respondents and 256 female respondents. The level of stress resistance and social adaptation in neuropersonality types depending on the level of psychological tendency to poverty are correlated. Therefore, in the conditions of war, individuals with a functional weakening of the dorsolateral part of the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain from groups with a high and above average level of psychological attraction to poverty are vulnerable to stress resistance and social maladaptation. As we can see, these persons need urgent psychological help. Accordingly, programs of psychoprophylaxis of stress, resocialization of persons with acute stress disorders and adaptation disorders should consider the specificity of these neuropersonality types.Individuals in need of psychological help who do not need it are those who correspond to the type of functional weakening of the ventromedial part of the prefrontal cortex of the brain with a low level of psychological attraction to poverty. These individuals in the conditions of war can see new perspectives and use them to their own advantage.Our proposed conclusions can be of fundamental importance for the organization of psychological assistance to victims of military aggression in different countries. Since it is already obvious that soon military conflicts and new fronts may probably be opened in the countries of the Arab world, Asia, the Indian and Pacific basins.