Political and economic changes taking place in modern society contribute to an increase in the level of psycho-emotional tension in various categories of the population.Mental conditions unfavorable to health occur in abundance, such as anxiety, dissatisfaction with one's own life, distrust of tomorrow, irritability, depressive mood, fear for the future. In this regard, the demand of modern society, imposed on science, is a problem of psychological health of the individual and people in society as a whole. University students are an important reserve of the labor and intellectual potential of the country and the protection of their health is the main strategic task of the state. By strengthening the health of students, we can increase the active care and responsibility of a person for their physical and psychological well-being. While studying at universities, the health status of many students is significantly reduced, which is facilitated by an abundance of academic load, household loads, insufficient motor mode, that is, first of all, the inability to rationally use their strength, get rid of negative emotions, stressful situations.

At the present stage, there is a need to study the personality and development of the student's psychological health at the stage of mastering the future teaching profession. The article analyzes various scientific approaches and research directions of the problem of psychological health as a scientific and psychological-pedagogical problem. Based on the comparative-historical method, the article presents the research of scientists from different countries conducted over the centuries, gives a historical characteristic of the study of this problem, defines the concept of "psychological health" as a scientific category and gives the concept. It should be borne in mind that knowledge of the essence of psychological health is not only for the educational environment of the university, but also for future teachers and specialists of educational organizations, this knowledge concerns themselves, students and their parents. The purpose of the article is to clarify the content of the concept of psychological health.