Psychological methods of impact: overview of the problem

The relevance of this article is due to a change in the socio–economic and political situation in modern society. These changes lead to the expansion of the boundaries of the information space and increase the risk of irrational installations as a result of the active work of state propaganda. The article reveals various aspects of psychological impact as a phenomenon of social psychology, analyzes its history, structure, types, methods, analyzes the mechanisms of socio–psychological impact on the individual