Psychiatry and Psychology in the USSR

This book is aimed at a professional audience of psychiatrists, psychologists, and educators, as well as Slavic studies scholars and teachers and intelligent lay readers. It would be presumptious to attempt to cover the entire field of Soviet psychiatry and psychology in one modest volume. During th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Corson, Samuel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1976, 1976
Edition:1st ed. 1976
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introductory Remarks
  • Welcome and Introduction
  • An Eyewitness Account of Pavlov: The Man, The Scientist and His Contributions to Psychophysiology and Psychiatry
  • Philosophical and Historical Roots of Pavlovian Psychobiology
  • History of Soviet Psychology: Recent Sources of Information in English (1965–1975)
  • Social Psychology in the Soviet Union: Some Comments
  • The Luria Battery of Tests: Techniques and Philosophy
  • Intelligence, Soviet Dialectics and American Psychometrics; Implications for the Evaluation of Learning Disabilities
  • A Comparative Look at Soviet Psychiatry: Training, Concepts, and Practice
  • Psychotherapy in the USSR
  • Drinking Patterns and Alcoholism in Soviet and American Societies: A Multidisciplinary Comparison
  • Involuntary Hospitalization in The USSR
  • Contributors and Participants