RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7847Research ArticlePsychological Characteristics of Personality in Students with Learning DifficultiesShilovaT AChair of Social Psychologykafedrashilova@mail.ruMoscow City Pedagogical University15042014410110708092016Copyright © 2016, Psychology and Pedagogics2016The article presents the research of the psychological characteristics of the personality of a student with learning difficulties from the position of the mismatch of mental development in operational sphere. The article considers the system of methods of research with the personality-oriented approach. The influence of certain psychological characteristics of a personality on the outcome of the study is revealed. The ways of building correctional-developing programmes for psychological preparation of junior schoolchildren for successful learning are shown.mismatch of mental developmentlearning difficultiespsychological peculiarities of personalityindividual psychological characteristicscognitive activityintellectual passivityadaptationself-regulationself-realizationunevenness of mental development in operational sphereрассогласование психического развитиятрудности в обучениипсихологические особенности личностииндивидуально-психологические особенностипознавательная деятельностьинтеллектуальная пассивностьадаптациясаморегуляциясамореализациянеравномерность психического развития операциональной сферы