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The article deals with the issue of maintaining the stress resistance of operators in the performance of official activities in conditions of immediate danger. This article highlights the stages of psychological research on the development of operators’ resistance to stress, reflects the features of the organization and conduct of psychological support of persons performing combat missions. The purpose of psychological support was to normalize the level of neuropsychological stability of the subjects and stabilize the psycho-emotional state. The main objective of the study is to identify the personal qualities of the subjects and the development of their skills of stress resistance in the conditions of official activity. The methodological basis of the study was the principle of development, system, subjectivity, the provisions of the activity approach, cultural and historical concept, personal approach. The study involved 27 respondents. The peculiarity of the sample is that the subjects were engaged in operator activities in the Novosibirsk region. The methods «MPQ Adaptability» by A. G. Maklakova, S. V. Chermenina and «P-profile» by G. Eysenck were used to measure the stress resistance dynamics development of the individual operators. Thus, the results of empirical research «before» and «after» the psychological support of operators were obtained. The characteristic personal qualities for the development of operators’ stress resistance skills in the conditions of immediate danger were revealed. It is important for people engaged in operator’s activities to develop such indicators of stress resistance as improving performance under the influence of various (light, thermal, etc.) stimuli, increasing moral interest in work, the formation of conscious discipline, improving physical and psychological preparedness for stressful situations, rational organization of work and rest regimes, observance of measures of personal and public hygiene, optimization of interaction with equipment by improving professional skills, etc.