[An attempt to study the psychological sequelae of the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station]. / Opyt izucheniia psikhologicheskikh posledstvii avarii na Chermobyl'skoi AES.

The paper describes the image of radiation menace. Basic differences in image parameters are revealed for some population groups. The psychological levels of the image are regarded as psychosocial phenomena. Some specific psychological consequences of mental regression are outlined in the paper.