Mojtabai R
Hist Psychiatry. 2000 Mar;11(41 Pt 1):3-14. doi: 10.1177/0957154X0001104101.
Error has been the major metaphor for understanding delusions through the past three centuries. Modern definition of delusion as erroneous opinion or belief is evidence of the continuing role of this metaphor to this day. However, through long habituation the metaphorical nature of the association between delusion and error is no longer recognized. In other words, the metaphor has become literal and all but invisible. This paper seeks to shed light on this metaphor by tracing its development from inception in the seventeenth century to the present time. Also, the impact of the metaphor on modern research and therapeutic approaches is briefly discussed. Finally, to put the metaphor of error in perspective, some other metaphors applied to delusion over the years are reviewed.
在过去三个世纪里，错误一直是理解妄想的主要隐喻。将妄想现代定义为错误的观点或信念，证明了这一隐喻至今仍在发挥作用。然而，经过长期的习惯化，妄想与错误之间关联的隐喻性质已不再被认可。换句话说，这个隐喻已变得直白，几乎难以察觉。本文旨在通过追溯其从17世纪诞生至今的发展历程，来阐明这一隐喻。此外，还将简要讨论该隐喻对现代研究和治疗方法的影响。最后，为了正确看待错误这一隐喻，回顾一下多年来应用于妄想的其他一些隐喻。
