HISTORIOGRAPHY OF CZECH PSYCHOLOGY

The paper is aimed at presenting the development of the Czech historiography of psychology, which was strongly influenced by the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe. The authors deal with the historiography of psychology at the three universities offering an undergraduate program in psyc...

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Published in:History of psychology 2010-08, Vol.13 (3), p.309-334
Main Authors: Hoskovcová, Simona, Hoskovec, Jiří, Plháková, Alena, Šebek, Michael, Švancara, Josef, Vobořil, Dalibor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Czech Republic
Historiography
History of medicine and histology
History of Psychology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Human
Humans
Psychoanalysis - history
Psychologists
Psychology - history
Psychotherapy - history
Teaching
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Summary:The paper is aimed at presenting the development of the Czech historiography of psychology, which was strongly influenced by the political changes in Central and Eastern Europe. The authors deal with the historiography of psychology at the three universities offering an undergraduate program in psychology, located in Prague, Brno, and Olomouc, and at the Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Recent research, teaching, textbooks, and journal articles published in Czech and in foreign languages are showcased. The historiography of Czech psychotherapy is mentioned as a special thematic development. Contemporary problems and perspectives in the field of the history of psychology in the Czech Republic are discussed, sources of information are given.
ISSN:1093-4510
1939-0610
DOI:10.1037/a0020266