The subject and tasks of political psychology as a scientific and educational discipline, the needs of political existence and personality, psychological aspects of political leadership, as well as the psychology of choice, the psychology of power are considered. Includes 13 topics, after each of them there are control tests. The terminology dictionary provides the concepts and categories necessary to understand the content of the course subject. Designed for students, graduate students, teachers of psychological and political science specialties of universities, specialists in the field of politics.