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Historiography of Czech Psychology

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Arts |
2010

Abstract

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.