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Yana Amurova - Ph.D. in Psychology, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychology of Activity in Special Conditions. National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine, Cherkasy (Ukraine)
ORCID 0000-0002-3486-1138
Мryna Momot - Senior Lecturer of the Department of Psychology of Activity in Special Conditions. National University of Civil Protection of Ukraine, Cherkasy (Ukraine)
ORCID 0000-0002-8065-7058
DOI - https://doi.org/10.52363/dcpp-2025.2.9
Keywords: loss, active socio-psychological cognition (ASPC), phenomenological approach, grief, psychocorrection; psychodrawing.
The article presents a comprehensive phenomenological analysis of an individual’s experience of loss, reflected on theoretical, methodological, and empirical levels. Loss is examined as a multidimensional phenomenon that disrupts a person’s functioning, modifies their perception of time, embodiment, intentional orientation, and the internal meaning structure of experience. Based on a review of contemporary Ukrainian and international studies, it is demonstrated that the experience of loss cannot be reduced to a linear sequence of phases, as it unfolds according to an individual dynamic. Special attention is given to the methodological foundations of phenomenological analysis, which make it possible to reconstruct the unique mode of being of a subject confronted with loss, particularly through identifying transformations in temporal perception, shifts in the directionality of consciousness, and specific bodily-affective sensitivities.
The article highlights the features of the method of Active Socio-Psychological Cognition (ASPC) as an effective phenomenological tool for deep psychological inquiry, grounded in the use of projective and externalized materials such as thematic psychodrawings and symbolic representations. The empirical material derived from the in-depth analysis of tattoo drawings and selected art reproductions made it possible to trace latent mechanisms underlying the experience of loss, including guilt, regressive tendencies, the sense of internal rupture, and the striving to maintain an emotional bond with the lost person. It was revealed that the unconscious tendencies activated during the deep-analytic process shape a distinct experiential structure of loss, in which grief may temporarily function as a means of preserving psychological integrity.
The study demonstrates that phenomenological elaboration of destructive psychological tendencies facilitates their correction, reconstruction of lived experience, and the formation of new meaning orientations. The findings indicate the effectiveness of the phenomenological approach in identifying individual pathways of loss experience that remain inaccessible within traditional stage-based models of grief. The article concludes that the integration of phenomenological principles and deep analytic methods is essential in psychocorrection practice with individuals experiencing loss, particularly under conditions of war and widespread traumatic events. The obtained results hold both theoretical and practical significance for the development of contemporary psychology and the improvement of approaches to psychological support for individuals coping with loss.