An historical study of humanistic psychology in Czechoslovakia during the Communist interregnum of the Cold War is presented. It is argued that the Marxist milieu and censorship affected the introduction of humanistic psychology to the psychological landscape of Czechoslovakia. The shape of humanistic psychology and techniques used to evade Marxist censorship is discussed, along with the reasons Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers received much attention from Czechoslovak psychologists. Reflections and criticism of humanistic psychology are explored. Two special sections discuss the life and work of Stanislav Kratochvfl, the earliest advocate of humanistic psychology in Czechoslovakia, and review psychotherapy institutions and individuals who today profess a humanistic psychology orientation.
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