History of Psychology in Postwar Germany, in the German Democratic Republic, and in East Germany after Unification: 1945 - 2000 - A Brief Version

The paper contains a short description on the history of psychology in postwar Germany, in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), and in East Germany after unification, written from the point of view of two eyewitnesses and chroniclers. The contents are: 1. The political developments and the evolution of psychology in postwar Germany 1945-1949: the years together. 2. The political developments and the evolution of psychology in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1949-1961: the difficult years together. 3. The political developments and the evolution of psychology in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1961-1990: the years of division. 4. Some problems in the evolution of psychology in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). 5. A history of psychology in East Germany after unification: 1990-2000. 6. A short index to the psychological literature published in the GDR time for future scholars in the history of psychology in Germany as documentation.