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212 PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY UDC 159.9 Miren Practical Psychologist Rakovets Gymnasium, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine THE COHERENT STATE MODEL AS AN INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORK OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE INTRODUCTION This article proposes a conceptual framework that positions human state as the primary integrative mechanism of experience. A state is defined as an emergent configuration of bodily processes, emotional dynamics, attentional patterns, consciousness, and environmental interaction. This perspective shifts the focus from isolated functions toward coherent experiential integration. While the model is currently piloted in early childhood education, it is not limited to pedagogy; its principles are universal and applicable across multiple fields concerned with human development. SECTION 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1. State as an Integrative Mechanism Contemporary cognitive science [1; 2; 3] demonstrates that human cognition is not purely mental. It emerges through the coordination of bodily experience, affect, attention, and interaction with the environment. This article introduces the concept of the coherent state — the alignment of bodily, emotional, and cognitive dimensions