Cognitive Flexibility as a Factor of Stress Resistance of Specialists in “Human-human” Professions

Abstract

The problem of cognitive flexibility as a significant component of professional activity is relevant for each field of production. But this topic becomes especially relevant in the modern requirements as the variability of systems has significantly increased as well as the requirements for activities inside those systems. Today, the great majority of psychologists believe that cognitive flexibility is not only a characteristic of mental action but foremost the ability of a specialist to act in various production situations, including stressful ones. A sign of cognitive flexibility is the professional`s ability to respond quickly to changes that occur in current situations, while the focus on the analysis of new (stressful) factors is inessential.