Professor E.P. Ilyin’s new book touches on the problem of helping behavior, a topical and interdisciplinary problem that psychology, sociology, philosophy, pedagogy and medicine are called upon to solve. The first part of the book is devoted to the psychology of helping behavior and personal characteristics that promote or hinder such behavior (altruism, egoism, etc.), the second - a description of helping professions. The book contains methods that can be used both in the practical activities of specialists and in the study of this problem by researchers. The publication is addressed to a wide range of specialists including psychologists, doctors, teachers, social workers, as well as teachers and students of university faculties of relevant profiles.