THEORETICAL MODEL OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE SUBJECT IN THE APPLICATION OF HEALTH-IMPROVEMENT PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY: AN APPLIED RESOURCE
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https://doi.org/10.34142/23129387.2026.75.22Keywords:
health-improvement psychotechnology, relaxation, bodily self-regulation, psychological well-being, salutogenic approach, phenomenology of the bodily self, imaginative body psychotherapy, psychosomatics, RIC method, competence of the subject in applying health-improvement psychotechnologyAbstract
The article explores the effectiveness of applying health-improvement psychotechnologies, particularly the complex Imaginative Body-Oriented Psychotherapy of the Body, within the context of the psychosomatic approach.
The Aim of the study is to analyze the dynamics of the bodily locus of control and the development of competence in using health-improvement psychotechnologies among participants of the experimental group. A health-improvement psychotechnology is defined as an integrated complex of psychotherapeutic and psycho-correctional methods aimed at restoring, maintaining, and developing the psychosomatic well-being of an individual. The competence in using health-improvement psychotechnologies is interpreted as the ability of individuals to independently apply a complex of imaginative psychotherapy to enhance their bodily self-awareness, overcome psychosomatic barriers, and optimize their psychophysical state.
The study demonstrates that after participation in the RIC program, there is a positive dynamic in the internalization of the bodily locus of control: participants show a significant increase in bodily awareness, responsibility for their own health, and a decrease in external attribution of psychosomatic problems. This indicates the effectiveness of health-improvement psychotechnologies in forming an integrated psychosomatic partnership and enhancing the adaptive potential of the individual.
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