The system of values accepted in society gives rise to beliefs, principles, social attitudes and norms, personal and social behavioural goals, and also regulates the decision making process at all stages of social activity. economic, legal, etc.) attributes (Ball, 1997). Making a conscious choice about values which regulate his/her social behaviour a human individual becomes a trueĬitizen with all the personal, social (e.g.
The choice of values is the manifestation of both freedom and responsibility. These values and attitudes may be unconscious and hiding behind habits and rules, behavioural patterns and a way of thinking, but they can be realized by both individual and social community who have an opportunity to make them manageable. However, behaviour of both human individuals and social communities is regulated not only by a set of patterns, but also by human values and attitudes. It is a well-known psychological fact that activity of a biological creature or a social institution is triggered by its needs.
Why are these values given so much significance? The Declaration starts with the statement of those values and principles that are followed by the heads of state and government at the dawn of the new millennium. “The United Nations Millennium Declaration” adopted by the General Assembly Summit which was held on September 6-8, 2000 (Session 55, paragraph 60b of the agenda) includes the list of basic objectives that the UN gives special importance. Keywords: social values, behaviour, spiritual well-being. The article contains data of empirical research of deviant behaviour as a consequence of spiritual distress.
Consideration of the spiritual component of public health has led the author of this article to discuss the concepts of “spiritual well-being" and “spiritual diseases". These values could be unconscious and hiding behind habits and rules, patterns of behaviour and thinking, but they can be realized by both an individual and social community and eventually their choice in this case which arises an opportunity to make them manageable. The article considers the role of personal and social values in the regulation of human behaviour. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University