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  • 标题:Contrasting the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Virtual Reality and Real Environments in the Treatment of Acrophobia
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  • 作者:Carlos M. Coelho ; Carlos F. Silva ; Jorge A. Santos
  • 期刊名称:PsychNology Journal
  • 电子版ISSN:1720-7525
  • 出版年度:2008
  • 卷号:6
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:203-216
  • 出版社:PsychNology Journal
  • 摘要:

    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.

  • 关键词:Acrophobia; heights; virtual reality; fear; treatment.
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