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Relevance. Self-development is a recognized existential value of the modern personality. This process requires taking into account many factors, including the influence of motivation and discipline. However, people do not fully realize the difference between them within the framework of self-development, which affects its effectiveness. The purpose of this work is to study the role of motivation and discipline in personal self-development, as well as a comparative assessment of their contribution to the formation of the meaningfulness of self-development of a person’s personality. Research methods: analysis of scientific literature from the field of psychology, pedagogy and sociology, observation, comparative analysis. Results. The study showed that many consider the contribution of motivation to the process of personal self-development more significant than discipline. The authors consider disciplined self-development to be more rational and effective for achieving success in any activity and self-development.

Relevance. The process of forming a student’s readiness for future professional activity requires a developed motivational sphere of personality. Professional motivation is the leading driving factor of successful learning. The actual needs of the individual here should have a close connection with their satisfaction through the solution of educational tasks related to the chosen field of activity. However, the authors note that the motives of admission to university for first-year students do not sufficiently coincide with the motives of learning a particular profession. The aim of the work was to pose the problem of insufficient use of the axiological approach in teaching as a condition for professional development. The research methodology is related to the substantiation of a value-based approach to choosing and obtaining a profession. Results. Analysis of the data obtained during the survey of 310 students showed that for the vast majority of them, higher education is an important factor for getting a high-paying job, but many also believe that even without higher education, a person is able to get a good job in life and get a prestigious profession. It is characteristic that respondents mostly consider their choice to be independent, positively affecting a person’s personal growth, however, almost a third of them prefer not to think about the fact that they will need to work according to the chosen profile. Such a choice cannot be called fully conscious. As a result, the motivation to learn and the quality of the educational result decreases. The authors come to the conclusion that the axiological approach in the learning process already in the first years allows them to direct their value orientations towards showing more interest in the chosen profession.

The urgency of the problem of formation and improvement of the level of financial literacy of the population is beyond doubt. By far, the most vulnerable social group here is the older generation. However, young people also need this competence. Purpose: this article describes the study of the level of financial literacy of generation Z and Y on the subject of knowledge of the operations of the gold and foreign exchange market; representations and concepts of modern economics; banking transactions; the subject of international trade, as well as international currency. Methods that were used in the research process: comparative analysis and synthesis, dialectical approach, sociological survey. Results: the authors conclude that Generation Z is less educated in terms of having and using financial knowledge than Millennials, and this is explained by the following facts: less life experience, focus only on the present, low interest in finance as a source of self-development opportunities.

The article has an interdisciplinary character related to the influence of the integration of medicine and pedagogy on the possibilities of studying Latin by medical students. The aim of the work is to analyze the transformation of the traditional principles of learning Latin in a medical university in the context of modernizing modern education. Concerning the methods of the study, the researchers relied on the principles of dialectics, general scientific methods of generalization, analysis and systematization, as well as questionnaires. SWOT-analysis was used for the first time in the work to achieve this goal. Results. The study showed that the traditional principles and methods of teaching Latin at a medical university are not able to fully ensure the formation of the necessary competencies, primarily general cultural ones. The advantages of traditional principles were highlighted: providing a rich terminological stock and knowledge of grammatical norms. The identified disadvantages include insufficient development of students’ horizons, a narrow professional perspective and a large amount of memorized material and low educational motivation. It is described that many innovative technologies are quite applicable here, but little in demand. The threat to slowing down their use is an increase in the load on the teacher, uncontrolled independent work of students and a decrease in the school’s general cultural base of future students.

The problem of timely diagnosis and proper management of patients with cystic fibrosis is crucial not only in our country, but throughout the world. Experts of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia have considered various issues of etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this genetic disease in a modern light. Particular attention was paid to screening methods for early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The principles of complex therapy were justified, including rational use of antibacterial and mucolytic drugs and enzyme replacement therapy that significantly determine the disease prognosis.

Background. The use of hypercaloric formulas in cystic fibrosis patients has the risks of negative effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Thus, it is interesting to analyze the efficacy of malnutrition correction and the safety of hypercaloric enteral products with a low glycemic index and with medium-chain triglycerides content of 50%.Objective. The aim of the study is analyze the efficacy of malnutrition correction with therapeutic hypercaloric product for enteral nutrition in children with cystic fibrosis.Methods. The study included patients aged from 3 to 18 years with malnutrition (BMI < 50 percentile) who were prescribed therapeutic hypercaloric formula to correct the malnutrition. Anthropometric indicators (height, body weight), actual nutritional status, pancreatin doses, lung function, carbohydrate metabolism rates, and cholestasis marker (bile acid concentration) were measured initially and after 1 month of using formula nutrition.Results. The children’ body weight (Me) has increased from 24.5 (21.2; 38.7) to 25.3 kg (21.6; 39.7) (p = 0.001), growth (Me) — from 133.5 (120.2; 146.5) to 136.5 cm (123.0; 148.5) (p < 0.001) after 1 month of using hypercaloric formula. The growth percentile increased from 33 to 40, the z-criterion values — from –0.5 to –0.3 SD (p < 0.001). There was no increase in BMI in dynamics due to the fact that the growth of children was ahead of body weight increase. The daily energy intake increased by an average of 450 kcal that was 21.8% regarding physiological need.Conclusion. The inclusion of hypercaloric formula in the diet of children with cystic fibrosis for 1 month significantly increases the indicators of linear growth and positively affects the overall physical development. There were no negative effect of formula on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.