Table of Contents

1. Psychological Characteristics of the Communicative Process.- 1.1. The Concept of ’Communication’ and Its Value in Human Life.- 1.2. The Informative Aspect of Communication.- 1.3. The Interactive Aspect of Communication.- 1.4. The Perceptive Aspect of Communication.- 1.5. The Interrelation and Interconnection of Personality Changes and Communicative Disorders.- 2. Personality Changes in Patients with Operational Disorders in Communication.- 2.1. Components of Communicative Operations.- 2.2. Personality Changes and the Syndrome of Aphasia.- 2.3. Changes in Self-Appraisal Level in Aphasic Patients.- 2.4. Peculiarities of Aspiration Level in Aphasics.- 2.5. The Dual Nature of Personality Changes in Aphasia.- 2.6. The Analysis of Personal Attitudes in Patients with Aphasia.- 2.7. On Problems of Interpersonal Relations in Families of Aphasics.- 2.8. Personality Changes in Patients with Logoneurosis.- 3. Personality Changes in Patients with Disorders of the Motivational Component of Communication.- 3.1. Disorders of the Motivational Component Due to Operational Defects in Communication.- 3.2. Motivational Disorders Unrelated to Operational Defects of Communication.- 4. Personality Changes in Disturbances of the Communication Monitoring and Control Component.- 5. Communication as a Curative Factor.- 5.1. The Prophylactic Aspect of Communication.- 5.2. The Therapeutic Effectof Communication.- Conclusion.- References.