STUDY OF BERYLLIUM INFLUENCE ON PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF HUMAN ORGANISM

Abstract

The leading place in research and forecasting of professional activity is occupied by the problem of diagnostics of psychophysiological properties of a person. The most typical state of workers engaged in hazardous production is emotional tension, which affects the efficiency of production activity. Highly toxic substances, which include beryllium used in beryllium production, can cause psychophysiological tension and can serve as a basis for acute and chronic emotional stress. The scientific article describes the influence of production factors on the psychophysiological status of workers of beryllium shop of JSC ‘UMP’ depending on age. The psychophysiological status of workers of the examined groups is distributed unevenly. The increase in the number of workers with values of high personal anxiety and low rate of motor activity is mutually conditioned by the work associated with a high degree of emotional tension. The highest level of reactive and personal anxiety in combination with a low rate of motor activity is observed in workers of the third group (aged 45-65 years), and is accompanied by an increase in stress values in the Lusher test and low values of mental efficiency. Inclusion of psychophysiological testing in the course of professional selection allows to reveal the peculiarities of protective and adaptive reactions in workers of different age groups.

Keywords:: beryllium production workers, toxic effect, anxiety level, reactive anxiety, personality anxiety