Studying family history as a means of leisure, self-realization and therapy of students' psycho-emotional states

The article provides a summary review of the available research results on the use of family history classes in therapeutic practice based on publications by Russian and foreign authors. The psychological mechanisms of the impact of family history, such as family scenario, family myth, intergenerational transmission, on the psycho-emotional state of students are considered. It is shown that family history classes can be a resource of social adaptation for people with low resilience, intergenerational dialogue and interaction have an unconditional positive effect on psychological well-being. It has also been confirmed that there is a link between emotional well-being and an indicator of family identity as an experience of family value. It was revealed that students who study family history courses have improved indicators of identification with family, increased self-esteem and decreased anxiety. At the same time, it is noted that in some cases, the study of family history can have reverse negative consequences for a person's psychoemotional state. By analyzing the available materials, it has been established that the study of family history is an increasingly popular and effective method of therapy for psychoemotional conditions in Russia and the world. The results of the research conducted to date indicate that the use of genealogical research in psychological practice, as well as in training events, gives positive psychotherapeutic effects. Studying family history can ensure the individualization of a life path, form a historical and cultural identity, contribute to the process of spiritual and moral self-determination and social integration of participants in this process, as well as become a factor of social and individual attitudes towards personal self-realization.