a branch of psychology that studies the evolution and essence of marital and family relations, the features of their emergence, formation, stabilization and disintegration. The science describes the characteristics of family and marriage in historical, socio-psychological and individual-psychological contexts, as well as the emotional and functional specifics of the relationships of family members with each other. Family psychology is based on research data in the sociology of the family, various branches of psychological knowledge, family psychotherapy, psychological counseling, psychoprophylactic and social work with families.