Mental characteristics of psychic states images within the temporal continuum "past-present-future"

Abstract

In this article the temporal specificity of the mental characteristics of the image of mental states. The image of psychic states comprises internal indicators of person's states and events which cause this state. The actual image contains the greatest number of characteristics. the image of psychic state being the result or reflection of internal conditions in consciousness. Content characteristics of the state image form a structure changeable in time, but nevertheless it keeps isomorphism to the state. The person always identifies the state in which he finds himself at the moment, remembers his last experiences, states and can imagine himself in a certain state in the future. Creation of psychic state image takes place in the process of person's experience of state. © IDOSI Publications, 2014.