the highest mental function, in the psychological structure of which the image of the body, the phenomena of possession and control of the body, as well as bodily functions are distinguished. In the lifetime development of a person, corporeality is the very first subject of mastery and transformation into a universal tool and sign, a construct that unites the biopsychosocial aspects of the bodily existence of a person in the physical world; the phenomenon of self-consciousness, which is formed in joint activity with other people. Corporality is considered as a symbolic space that connects the body and the psyche, developing in the process of life under the influence of society and culture.