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Virtual reality in the treatment of acrophobia

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dc.contributor.authorMaravalhas, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorMarques, António
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Sara
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSimões De Almeida, Raquel
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-05T14:21:59Z
dc.date.available2024-01-05T14:21:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-23
dc.description.abstractExposure Therapy using Virtual Reality has been indicated as one of the most promising therapeutic approaches in the treatment of Acrophobia, because Virtual Reality generates exposure conditions systematic controlled and customized desensitization of the individual concerning the phobic incitement and the impulsive responses related to it, potentiating the emotional self-regulated competence and the incorporated cognitive restructuration. This quasi-experimental study had the purpose to analyze the impact of an exposure therapy program using Virtual Reality in the reduction of fear of heights on a sample of the Portuguese population. In this study participated 19 people with and without fear of heights, being distributed by the experimental and control groups. The program was composed of 8 sessions distributed biweekly, corresponding to a total program duration of 4 weeks. The impact of the program was analyzed through the administration of anxiety and acrophobia level assessment instruments and operationalization of psychophysiological procedures, focused on the biofeedback principles, before and after the intervention. The results from both self-report and psychophysiological data revealed a significant reduction in fear of heights in the participants exposed to the exposure therapy program, showing a positive impact of this protocol on the treatment of Acrophobia.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMaravalhas, V., Marques, A., de Sousa, S., Monteiro, P., & de Almeida, R. S. (2021). Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Acrophobia. Em Á. Rocha, H. Adeli, G. Dzemyda, F. Moreira, & A. M. Ramalho Correia (Eds.), Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 555–564). Springer International Publishing.pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-72656-0; eISBN 978-3-030-72657-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24408
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-72657-7_53pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxiety disorderspt_PT
dc.subjectAcrophobiapt_PT
dc.subjectExposure therapypt_PT
dc.subjectVirtual realitypt_PT
dc.subjectBiofeedbackpt_PT
dc.titleVirtual reality in the treatment of acrophobiapt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage564pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage555pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleWorldCIST 2021: Trends and Applications in Information Systems and Technologiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volumePart of the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC,volume 1365)pt_PT
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person.familyNamePereira da Silva Marques
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person.givenNameVanessa
person.givenNameAntónio José
person.givenNameSara
person.givenNamePedro
person.givenNameRaquel
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