Particularity of existential choices of asocial orientated persons

Myasnikova Z. V.

The article is dedicated to studying of particularity of existential choices of asocial orientated persons. They were defined as people, convicted and serving a sentence in places of freedom deprivation. The actuality of the article is defined by requirement in studying of the psychological problems, which a person, who violated the law and was placed into social isolation conditions, faces to. It’s necessary to understand the particularity of person’s choices for his or her successful adaptation and work organization with such people. The aim of the article lies in research of life path and individual life experience of asocial orientated person for definition of his or her existential choices features. As a base of empirical research convicted persons between the ages of 35 and 56 with higher education were chosen. The analysis was conducted via the author’s own structured interview, made by the method of narrative analysis. The author came to the conclusion that the particularity of existential choices of asocial orientated persons is determined by the fact, how the person's childhood and youth were going, what the social environment, parenting, educational level, professional engagement and satisfaction with work conditions were. Also the author underlined requirement in further practical work and analysis in research area because the data, obtained in the course of the experiment, can’t pretend to be completely accurate.

Keywords:existential choice, social isolation, behavior particular qualities, asocial orientation, life decisions, motivation, narrative analysis, reflection, individual life experience, morality, value orientations.