Abstract:
The scientific article deals with the analysis of peculiarities of the use
of innovative AR/VR technologies in the process of developing future special-
ists’ stress resistance. Based on the analysis of the introduction of AR/VR tech-
nologies in the context of the implementation of a competency-based approach
to higher education; modern studies on the impact of augmented reality on the
emotional states and physiological features of a person in a stressful situation,
the experience of cooperation of students and teachers at the Laboratory of Psy-
chophysiological Research and STEAM-Laboratory has been described. Within
the framework of the corresponding concept of cooperation, an integrative ap-
proach to the process of personality’s stress resistance development has been
designed and implemented. It is based on the complex combination of tradition-
al psycho-diagnostic and training technologies with innovative AR/VR technol-
ogies. According to the results it has been revealed that the implementation of a
psycho-correction program with elements of AR technologies has promoted an
increase of the level of personality’s emotional stability and stress resistance.
The level of future specialists’ situational and personal anxiety has decreased;
the level of insecurity, inferiority, anxiety about work, sensitivity to failures has
also decreased; the level of flexibility of thinking and behavior, ability to switch
from one type of activity to another one has increased; general level of person-
ality’s adaptive abilities has also increased. The perspectives of further research
include the analysis of the impact of AR/VR technologies on the future profes-
sionals’ psychological characteristics in order to optimize the process of im-
plementing a learner-centered approach into the system of higher education.
