1915年4月20日,出生于南非约翰内斯堡市,取名为约瑟夫·沃尔普。
1933年,进入南非维特沃特斯兰德大学学医,开始了六年的医学课程训练。
1942年,在第二次世界大战中入伍,被安排到南非金伯利的一家军队医院工作。
精神病学系攻读博士学位。同年6月,开始对猫进行神经症实验研究。
1946年,从军队退役,回到母校维特沃特斯兰德大学,在1948年,获得医学博士学位。同年5月,和斯黛拉在南非约翰内斯堡结婚。
1949年,在雷纳和泰勒的鼓励下,根据自己的实验与临床经验,完成书稿《条件反射和神经症》。
1951年,第一个儿子戴维(David)出生。
1954年,第二个儿子艾伦(Allan)出生。
1956年,带家人离开南非,在斯坦福大学的行为科学研究中心工作一年。
1957年,和家人回到南非约翰内斯堡,一边在母校维特沃特斯兰德大学任教,一边继续新疗法的临床实践。
1958 年,出版个人第一本专著《交互抑制心理疗法》。
1960年1月,全家移民到美国弗吉尼亚州的夏洛茨维尔市。
1965年,在美国弗吉尼亚州开办了第一个行为治疗培训班,名为“六月研究院”。
1969年,制订评估主观不适的心理困扰量表——主观焦虑程度量表。
1982年,到了退休年龄,继续被美国宾夕法尼亚州精神病研究所返聘留任。
1988年,退休后带着妻子回到加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶安度晚年。
1990年,相濡以沫42年的妻子斯黛拉因患淋巴癌去世。
1996年,和伊娃·焦尔马蒂再婚。
1997年12月4日,因肺癌在美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶与世长辞,享年82岁。
沃尔普主要著述列表
1.Wolpe J. Learning Versus Lesions as the Basis of Neurotic Behavior[J].American Journal of Psychiatry, 1956,112:542-544
2.Wolpe J. New Facts and Old Misconceptions about Neuroses[J]. South African Medical Journal, 1956,30:542-544.
3.Wolpe J. Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition[M]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1958.
4.Wolpe J. Psychotherapy Based on the Reciprocal Inhibition Principle[M]// Burton A (Ed.). Case Studies in Counseling and psychotherapy. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1959.
5.Wolpe J. Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition: A Reply to Dr.Glover[J]. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 1959,32:232-235.
6.Wolpe J. Truth about Psychoanalysis[J]. British Medical Journal, 1960 ,May 28:1659.
7.Wolpe J. The Systematic Desensitization Treatment of Neuroses[J]. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1961,132:189-203.
8.Wolpe J. The Prognosis in Unpsychoanalyzed Recovery from Neuroses[J]. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1961,117:35-39.
9.Wolpe J. Psychotherapy: The Nonscientific Heritage and the New Science[J]. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1963,1:23-28.
10.Wolpe J. Quantitative Relations in the Systematic Desensitization of Neuroses[J]. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1963,119:1062-1068.
11.Wolpe J. The Conditioning Therapies: The Challenge in Psychotherapy[M]. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964.
12.Wolpe J. Behavior Therapy in Complex Neurotic States[J]. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1964,110:28-34.
13.Wolpe J. Conditioned Inhibition of Craving in Drug Addiction: A Pilot Experiment[J]. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1965,3:185-189.
14.Wolpe J. Comment on H. J. Eysenck’s the Effects of Psychotherapy[J]. International Journal of Psychiatry, 1965,1:173-175.
15.Wolpe J. Behaviour Therapy Techniques[J]. British Journal of Psychiatry, 1967,113:239.
16.Wolpe J. Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition[J]. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 1968,3(4):234-240.
17.Wolpe J. The Practice of Behavior Therapy[M]. New York: Pergamon Press, 1969.
18.Wolpe J. Experimental Psychology and Psychoanalytic Theory[J]. International Journal of Psychiatry, 1969,7:558-561.
19.Wolpe J. Psychotherapeutic Efficacy and Objective Research[J]. International Journal of Psychiatry, 1969,7:157-159.
20.Wolpe J. Basic Principles and Practices of Behavior Therapy of Neuroses[J]. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1969,125:136-141.
21.Wolpe J. Transcript of Initial Interview in a Case of Depression[J]. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1970,1:71-78.
22.Wolpe J. The Applied Science of Behavior Therapy[M]// R. H. Bradfield (Ed.). Behavior Modification: The Human Effort. San Francisco, Calif.: Dimensions, 1970.
23.Wolpe J. The Compass of Behavior Therapy[J]. Behavior Therapy, 1971,2:403-405.
24.Wolpe J. Behavior Therapy: Breaking the Freudian Habit[J]. Hospital Physician, 1971,11:58-63.
25.Wolpe J. Correcting Misconceptions in a Case of Frigidity: A Transcript[J]. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1971,2:251.
26.Wolpe J. Advances in Behavior Therapy[M]// J. H. Masserman (Ed.). Current Psychiatric Therapies (Vol. 12). New York: Grune & Stratton, 1972.
27.Wolpe J. My Philosophy of Psychotherapy[J]. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 1973,6:59-62.
28.Wolpe J. Behavior Analysis Versus Psychoanalysis[J]. Psychoanalytic Forum, 1974,5:378-379.
29.Wolpe J. Behavior Therapy in Anorexia Nervosa[J]. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975,233:317-318.
30.Wolpe J. Relaxation as an Instrument for Breaking Adverse Emotional Habits[M]// McGuigan F J (Ed.). Tension Control.Chicago: University of Chicago, 1975.
31.Wolpe J. Theme and Variations: A Behavior Therapy Casebook[M]. New York: Pergamon Press, 1976.
32.Wolpe J & Reyna L J (1976). Behavior Therapy in Psychiatric Practice[M]. New York: Pergamon Press.
33.Wolpe J. Review of A. Beck, Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders[J]. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1977,8:219.
34.Wolpe J. Inadequate Behavior Analysis: The Achilles Heel of Outcome Research in Behavior Therapy[J]. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1977,8:13.
35.Wolpe J. Cognition and Causation in Human Behavior and Its Therapy[J]. American Psychologist, 1978,33(5):437-446.
36.Wolpe J. Research Methodology[J]. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1978,138:8.
37.Wolpe J. The Human Value of Behavior Therapy[J]. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1978,29:58-64.
38.Wolpe J. Behavior Therapy:A Humanistic Activity[J]. Psychiatric Opinion, 1979,16:6.
39.Wolpe J. Behavior Therapy Versus Psychoanalysis: Therapeutic and Social Implications[J]. American Psychologist, 1981,36(2): 159-164.
40.Wolpe J. Life without Fear: Anxiety and Its Cure[M]. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, 1988.
41.Wolpe J & A A Lazarus. Behavior Therapy Techniques: A Guide to the Treatment of Neuroses[M]. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1966.
42.Wolpe J & Wolpe D. Our Useless Fears[M]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981