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world, where local military conflicts had taken place unwanted situations for self-realization; to develop the
(Smith, Ryan, Wingard, Slymen, Sallis, and Kritz- socio-psychological environment according to their
Silverstein, 2008; Rona, Jones, Iversen, and Hull, own plan and to play a leading role in relations with
2009; Wittchen et al., 2012). It acquired special others.
importance after the “Vietnam War”, in which US After conducting a psychological training for
troops participated, as well as other military conflicts restoration of the psychological security of an
on the territory of Afghanistan and Iraq (Browne et al., individual, military service members become more
2007; Milliken, Auchterlonie, and Hoge, 2007; Rona, open to new experiences, new ways of interaction, they
Jones, Sundin, Goodwin, Hull, Wessely, and, Fear, are not afraid of new tasks, difficult life situations. The
2012; Sundin et al., 2014). According to American and constructed relationship with the surrounding
British scientists, after the fighting ended, tens of environment will not only allow the use of external
thousands of veterans committed suicide; various resources in extreme situations, but will also contribute
forms of PTSD often began to appear in other to the continuous enrichment of the soldier’s
combatants, many of which broke up families, various personality.
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