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Título: | Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia |
Autor(es): | Coelho, Carlos M. Silva, Carlos F. Santos, Jorge A. Tichon, Jennifer Wallis, Guy |
Palavras-chave: | Acrophobia Heights Virtual reality Fear Treatment |
Data: | 2008 |
Editora: | Psychnology |
Revista: | Psychnology journal |
Resumo(s): | Previous studies reported good results in using virtual reality for the treatment of acrophobia. Similarly this paper reports the use of a virtual environment for the treatment of acrophobia. In the study, 10 subjects were exposed to three sessions of simulated heights in a virtual reality (VR) system, and 5 others were exposed to a real environment. Both groups revealed significant progress in a range of anxiety, avoidance and behaviour measurements when confronted with virtual as well as real height circumstances. Despite VR participants experiencing considerably shorter treatment times than the real-world subjects, significant improvements were recorded on the Behavioural Avoidance Test, the Attitudes Toward Heights Questionnaire and the Acrophobia Questionnaire. These results are suggestive of a possible higher effectiveness and efficiency of VR in treating acrophobia. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/26995 |
ISSN: | 1720-7525 |
Versão da editora: | http://www.psychnology.org/File/PNJ6(2)/PSYCHNOLOGY_JOURNAL_6_2_COELHO.pdf |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIPsi - Artigos (Papers) |
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PSYCHNOLOGY_JOURNAL_6_2_COELHO.pdf | Documento principal | 294,84 kB | Adobe PDF | Ver/Abrir |