Role of Voluntary Regulation in Risk-Taking

Abstract

The professional activity of psychologists establishes certain requirements on the volitional regulation of specialists in this sphere, in particular on self-control, endurance and initiative. Meanwhile, psychologists also have certain occupational risks in their work directly affecting their effectiveness and productivity. The use of the term "volitional regulation" is likened to the image of "will power." In scientific works, the specific content of volitional regulation is interpreted in various ways: volitional regulation in works by W. James is interpreted as a mechanism for constructing behavior along the line of the greatest resistance; L. Vygotskyi defines the regulation of human behavior as the global function of the will. Thus, it is possible to conclude that volitional regulation of behavior is a special kind of mental regulation of behavior, consisting of the assimilation of signals from the external and internal environment