Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia

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Autor(a) principal: Coelho, Carlos M.
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Silva, Carlos F., Santos, Jorge A., Tichon, Jennifer, Wallis, Guy
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26995
Resumo: 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.
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spelling Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobiaAcrophobiaHeightsVirtual realityFearTreatmentSocial SciencesPrevious 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.Bial FoundationFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)PsychnologyUniversidade do MinhoCoelho, Carlos M.Silva, Carlos F.Santos, Jorge A.Tichon, JenniferWallis, Guy20082008-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/26995eng1720-7525http://www.psychnology.org/File/PNJ6(2)/PSYCHNOLOGY_JOURNAL_6_2_COELHO.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:32:38Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26995Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:28:00.735055Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
title Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
spellingShingle Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
Coelho, Carlos M.
Acrophobia
Heights
Virtual reality
Fear
Treatment
Social Sciences
title_short Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
title_full Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
title_fullStr Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
title_full_unstemmed Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
title_sort Contrasting the effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality and real environments in the treatment of acrophobia
author Coelho, Carlos M.
author_facet Coelho, Carlos M.
Silva, Carlos F.
Santos, Jorge A.
Tichon, Jennifer
Wallis, Guy
author_role author
author2 Silva, Carlos F.
Santos, Jorge A.
Tichon, Jennifer
Wallis, Guy
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Coelho, Carlos M.
Silva, Carlos F.
Santos, Jorge A.
Tichon, Jennifer
Wallis, Guy
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Acrophobia
Heights
Virtual reality
Fear
Treatment
Social Sciences
topic Acrophobia
Heights
Virtual reality
Fear
Treatment
Social Sciences
description 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.
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