POSTWAR DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY IN SLOVAKIA - PERSONAL VIEWS

On the occasion of the first national meeting of psychologists in Slov akia after the democratic rebirth of the country (the VIIIth Congress of die Slovak Psychological Society at SASc, Bratislava, May 30-June 1 , 1996), the editors of Studia Psychologica conducted a survey. The re spondents were all former chairmen of the Slovak Psychological Society (SPS) dating back to its establishment in 1958. They responded in a w ritten form to 7 questions pertaining to the following themes: the ove rall state of psychology in Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) during the perio d when they were chairmen of the SPS; organizational results and unatt ained goals; overall characteristic of the development of psychology i n Slovakia from the 1950's to 1980's; positive and negative aspects af ter 1989; proposals for further development; their own plans for the f uture.