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“Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor Mkrtich Mazmanyan has left a rich legacy (monographs, university textbooks and handbooks and academic articles). What is also an important asset are Mazmanyan’s historiographical books devoted to Armenian psychology in which the author shows that Armenian psychological thought promoted the advancement of Armenian psychology, conveyed spirit to Armenian progressive movements and the struggle and fostered self-recognition and self-establishment,” Lilit Lachinyan, acting Head of the Chair of Psychology after academician Mkrtich Mazmanyan, remarked at the republican scientific conference held under the title “Prospects for Development of Psychology in Armenia” at the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU).
The scientific conference was dedicated to the 115th birth anniversary of true member of the USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences and Merited Figure in Sciences of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Mkrtich Mazmanyan. The outstanding scientist chaired the Faculty of Psychology and Logic of the Pedagogical Institute and the Psychology Problems Laboratory that he founded.
The speaker mentioned that the scope of the psychologist’s academic research was wide, including his academic legacy — nearly 100 books devoted to the history of psychology, creation of art, psychology of the unconscious.
Representatives of the Armenian State Pedagogical University, Brusov State University, Vanadzor State University and the Crisis Management State Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia also attended the scientific conference hosted by the Chair of Psychology after Academician Mkrtich Mazmanyan of the Faculty of Education Psychology and Sociology.
ASPU Rector Srbuhi Gevorgyan noted that the title of the scientific conference attests to the acute challenges that exist in the psychology discipline.
In this context, the Rector touched upon the activities and professional achievements of academician Mkrtich Mazmanyan, who was a unique specialist of the sector, as well as the legacy of his career in science, the key issues that he identified, the Laboratory that he established at the ASPU and the trace that he left.
The Rector voiced hope that the current issues in the sector will be resolved with the help of young specialists in training. She also urged everyone to engage in active dialogue in order to understand the changes of the psyche of the new generation and the reasons, seek paths to understand the depth of phenomena and draw the right conclusions by filling the gaps in the profession.
The Rector said the reason for the mandatory presence of the vacancy for psychologist at general education institutions is the need for balanced and clear-cut activities of future psychologists, as well as the constant study of the psychological domain where the prominent psychologists of time have left a great legacy.
ASPU Vice-Rector for Education Mariam Ispiryan welcomed the initiative to organize the scientific conference and assured that there will be fruitful discussions that will help organize the professional activities of students in the future.
The evolution of Armenian psychological thought in Soviet Armenia was also touched upon during the conference. Professor Kamo Vardanyan talked about the well-known and accepted psychologist-scholars and scientific traditions of the era, as well as the valuable studies that have been conducted in the field of psychology.
The speaker emphasized that that period in Soviet Armenia was highly effective in terms of the functioning and development of psychological thought. “It served as a strong bedrock for modern psychology, ensuring sustainable, multidisciplinary and integrative development of the future psychological science,” he said.
During the scientific conference, there were also speeches devoted to the functioning of legal and social psychology in Armenia, as well as the activities of specialists who made great contributions to the formation of transcendental psychology, the heartwarming impact of songs in music therapy and the development of Armenian psychological, military and scientific thought.
This was followed by an interesting discussion and question-and-answer session.
