It is shown, that the concepts "autonomy" and "sovereignty" do not coincide with each other in their contents, they objectify different psychological reality. These concepts appear and are used at different periods of psychology formation. Autonomy reflects the non-classical psychology potential and it is understood as a mechanism of self-determination. The concepts "sovereignty" and "sovereignization" reflect the transfer to the post-nonclassical psychology, and open the possibility to understand person’s dynamics as an open self-developing system.

Key words: autonomy, sovereignty, sovereignization, self-development, post-nonclassical psychology, openness, personalization, individualization, combined psychological system.