Abstract:

Psychological achievements of modern backers of Ukrainian psychology have been analyzed in the article. The attention is focused on the development of S. Maksimenko’s genetic psychology, N. Chepeleva’s psychological hermeneutics, L. Karamushka’s organizational psychology, M. Smulson’s methodology and practice of intellectual development and V. Molyako’s creative activity of personality. The directions of modern psychology have been highlighted which were developed at G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, their relevance and influence on the development of Ukrainian psychology.

Keywords: genetic psychology, psychological hermeneutics, organizational psychology, development of intelligence, creative activity