The first section contains articles on Clinical and Psychological Aspects of Social Interaction in medical environment. O. A. Guskova et al. studied the consequences of COVID-19 for human psyche to report that male patients with lung damage tend to develop distress, anxiety, and depression later in life. A. V. Solodukhin and D. A. Sidorckin reviewed domestic and foreign publications on digital pedagogy and counselling during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing numerous technical and organizational problems. M. Ilich et al. profiled an average patient with inflammatory bowel issues. A. V. Kotelnikova et al. describe retirement as an important factor that affects the attitude to treatment in patients with chronic back pain. I. O. Loginova and E. A. Kudashova focus on the stability of lifeworld as a factor in overcoming forced deficiency in patients.

The section of Ontology and Socio­genetics of Life Fulfillment describes various psychological and socio-psychological conditions, patterns, factors, and mechanisms that affect personality development and life experience. D. S. Beznosov reports an empirical insight into the socio-psychological structure of legal relations that covers trust in people and law enforcement agencies, legal consciousness, assertive behavior, compliance with legal norms and principles of justice and equality, etc. T. V. Kapustina, R. V. Kadyrov, and I. S. Ilina studied various types of mother-child attachment as an important factor of personality development. Yu. V. Stryapukhina and S. T. Posokhova reviewed the phenomenon of codependency in modern psychology.

Another section describes the Spatio-Temporal and Value-Semantic Components of Worldview and Self-Concept. O. N. Asyutina and E. V. Bredun compared self-organization patterns with temporal one-dimensionality, balance, and decentration. N. A. Bulkina conducted a cross-temporal comparative analysis of the concept of happiness in children and senior citizens in various life contexts. E. M. Meshcheryakova focus on the temporal perspective as a factor of coping with age or identity crises in people who live in extreme climate conditions. M. A. Osetrova and V. P. Serkin present a multi-stage study of the synergetic phenomenon of co-presence as an inherent part of psychotherapy. O. I. Chernyshova compared the classical, non-classical, and post-non-classical approaches to such mental constructs as body scheme, body image, and physical self.

The section of Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Personality Development in Normal and Pathological Conditions describes the norm and pathology of personality in education and upbringing. S. V. Gani, E. Yu. Brel, and Z. R. Khayrova analyzed the role of psychological counseling in the system of higher education. O. V. Zashchirinskaia and P. A. Belimova, who studied academic communication with special children, state the advantages of pre-symbolic, low-tech, and high-tech methods over the traditional text communication. P. R. Yusupov and A. S. Mezhina compared different groups of university students to link their fears and anxieties with their basic attitudes and cognitive distortions. As a result, they identified the most resourceful attitudes that may facilitate the adaptation to university environment.

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