Ludwig J. Pongratz

Ludwig Jakob Pongratz (born July 25, 1915 in Straubing ; † March 6, 1995 in Würzburg ) was a German psychologist , psychotherapist and university professor .

Life

Ludwig J. Pongratz attended the humanistic high school in Regensburg and Burghausen an der Salzach . He then studied at the Philosophical-Theological University in Dillingen . After the Second World War, he moved to the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , where he studied psychology , physiology , psychopathology , philosophy and German literary history . In 1950 he completed his studies with a diploma in psychology. In 1951 he also received his doctorate from the University of Munich under Philipp Lersch and August Vetter with the thesis "De spiritu et anima".

Pongratz completed his training as an analytical psychotherapist in the 1950s at the Stuttgart Institute for Psychotherapy and Depth Psychology. From 1956 to 1960 he was a research assistant at the Psychological Institute of Heidelberg University under the direction of Johannes Rudert . In 1959 he completed his habilitation with a thesis on the "Psychology of Human Conflicts". From 1960 to 1963 he was a private lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. In 1963 he was appointed professor at the University of Education in Würzburg and three years later he followed the call to professor of psychology at the University of Würzburg , where he taught until 1982.

Ludwig J. Pongratz was married and had one son. He died after a short illness at the age of 80 in Würzburg.

Ludwig J. Pongratz's estate is in the Psychology History Research Archive (PGFA) of the Distance University in Hagen.

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Pongratz was particularly interested in questions of the history of psychology and clinical psychology. He promoted the latter not only through numerous publications, but also through work on important specialist projects. He initiated research projects on, for example, “ drug abuse ” (1972–1976), “early detection and early support of multiply disabled and visually impaired children” (1978–1981) or “new ways of psychotherapy” (1981–1982). At his institute at the University of Würzburg, he introduced conversational psychotherapy ( Carl Rogers , Reinhard Tausch , Hamburg) in seminars and lectures - a remarkable and forward-looking innovation in the 1960s. With his lectures in Würzburg, he brought a breath of fresh air by strictly following the latest scientific research, which was very much appreciated by the students. In terms of scientific theory, his institute at the University of Würzburg was considered to be the cosmopolitan one that dealt with questions of recent research. From his study “Psychological Conversation” (1972–1975), 13 films with the title “Paths to People” emerged, which document the most diverse therapeutic approaches. Ludwig J. Pongratz was considered to be one of the most prominent representatives of 20th century psychology. Some of his publications are still available in bookshops today.

Fonts (selection)

• The psychological structure in the pseudo-Augustinian text "De spiritu et anima" , (Diss. Munich 1950)
• Psychology of Human Conflict . Phenomenology and Theory, Göttingen 1961
• Problem history of psychology , Bern-Munich 1967 ISBN 3-7720-1717-7
• Clinical Psychology . Theoretical foundations and An attempt at a theory of neuroses, Bamberg 1970
• (together with Werner Traxel and Ernst G. Wehner) Psychology in self-portrayals , Bern 1971
• Psychotherapy in self-portrayals . History of science in self-portrayals, Bern 1973
• Clinical Psychology Textbook . Psychological foundations of psychotherapy, Göttingen 1973, 2nd revised edition 1975
• Philosophy in Self-Representations , Volume I (1975), Volume II (1976), Volume III (1977), Volume IV (1982) Hamburg
• Pedagogy in Self-Representation , Volume I (1975), Volume II (1976), Volume III (1978), Volume IV (1982), Hamburg 1982 ISBN 3-7873-0520-3
• Psychiatry in self-portrayals , Bern 1977
• (Ed.) Handbuch der Psychologie , Volume VIII (1st and 2nd half volume): Klinische Psychologie, Göttingen: 1st man. 1977, 2nd man. 1978
• (together with Philipp Lersch and Kurt Gottschaldt) Clinical Psychology . Manual of Psychology in 12 volumes, Göttingen 1978
• (together with Josef Brozek) Historiography of Modern Psychology , Toronto 1980
• Brief psychotherapy in general medicine , Stuttgart 1981
• Clinical Psychology II , Göttingen 1983
• Main currents of depth psychology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 467). Kröner, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-520-46701-1 .
• Personal Psychology , Göttingen 1983
• Self-help in groups , Frankfurt a. M. 1986
• (together with Klaus J. Tillmann, Rosemarie Boenicke and Johann D. Wörner) 3. Workshop discussion to improve teaching: Example of teaching post - new requirements and old training concepts ? Documentation of the event at TH Darmstadt on November 9, 1995, Darmstadt 1996
• (together with Angela Werner) On the history of child psychotherapy in the 19th century , Würzburg 1997

literature

• Günther Bittner (Ed.): Personal Psychology : Contributions to history, theory and therapy; Festschrift for Ludwig J. Pongratz, Göttingen 1983 ISBN 3-8017-0191-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Günther Bittner (Ed.): Personal Psychologie. Contributions to history, theory and therapy; Festschrift for Ludwig J. Pongratz, Göttingen 1983, pp. V ff.
2. ↑ Stuttgart Academy for Depth Psychology and Psychoanalysis, accessed on December 15, 2012.
3. ↑ Psychological Institute of Heidelberg University, accessed on December 15, 2012
4. ↑ Habilitation and inaugural lecture accessed on December 15, 2012.
5. ^ The faculties of the University of Würzburg accessed on December 15, 2012.
6. ^ "Ways to people" ( memento of March 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on December 15, 2012
7. ^ Regesta Imperii , accessed December 15, 2012.
8. ↑ WorldCat , accessed December 15, 2012.