FEAR AS A PHENOMENON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOLERS

Abstract

The article is concerned with the analysis and generalization of the approaches to the definition of fear. The causes of fear in preschool-age children and its manifestation are studied. The impact of fear on behaviour and formation of emotional-volitional sphere of children is defined. The author identifies the relation among experience and development of personality, emotions and volition of preschool-age children. The groups of causes of fear in children between the ages of five and seven are characterized.