Leary David E
School of Arts and Sciences, University of Richmond, USA.
BJPsych Bull. 2020 Apr;44(2):53-56. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2019.56.
The American psychologist and philosopher William James drew inspiration from British evolutionary theory, neurology, psychiatry, psychology and philosophy. Trained in anatomy, physiology and medicine, he developed a physiological psychology that offered acute analyses of consciousness and of the relations between mind and brain, habit and thought, cognition and emotion and other aspects of psychology. One of his insights, regarding the relation between attention and will, was based upon his own experience of panic anxiety, which was resolved through his reading of several British authors. The story of his psychiatric experience, practical response and later theoretical conclusion offers a potential contribution to contemporary therapeutic practice.
美国心理学家兼哲学家威廉·詹姆斯从英国进化理论、神经学、精神病学、心理学和哲学中汲取灵感。他接受过解剖学、生理学和医学方面的训练，发展出一种生理心理学，对意识以及心灵与大脑、习惯与思维、认知与情感等心理学的其他方面进行了敏锐的分析。他关于注意力与意志之间关系的一个见解，是基于他自己的惊恐焦虑经历，而这种经历通过他阅读几位英国作家的作品得到了解决。他的精神科经历、实际应对措施以及后来的理论结论，为当代治疗实践提供了潜在的贡献。
