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Combinated virtual reality exposure and biofeedback in acrophobia treatment
| dc.contributor.advisor | Marques, António | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sousa, Sara de | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Almeida, Raquel Simões de | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Campos, Filipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maravalhas, Vanessa Cristina Fangueiro | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-10T14:06:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-10T14:06:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-11-26 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Acrophobia is the most prevalent type of specific phobia, and its defined according to DSM V as na extreme fear oh heights. It is a chronic dosirder that mau impact people’s lives. The most common therapy used in this condition is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). This therapy aims to modify non-adaptive cognitions and behaviors, challenging dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs through cognitive and behavioral strategies, including, for exemple, cognitive restructuring and exposure. Through Virtual Reality, as an exposure therapy, i tis possible to obtain a more assertive control of the therapeutic environment, facilitating adaptability and problema solving and offering greater possibilities for customization, flexibility, and controlo f the therapeutic process. This intervention will consist of 16 biweekly evolutions (8 weeks), with each session lasting 50 minutes and structured as follows: Preparation and warm-up of the participant; Personalized and progressive exposure to virtual environments of systematic desensitization; Relaxation and Feedback. 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 imapct of this protocolo n the treatment of Acrophobia. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 202930394 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/19881 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Anxiety disorders | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Acrophobia | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Exposure therapy | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Virtual reality | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Biofeedback | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Cognitive behavioral therapy | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Combinated virtual reality exposure and biofeedback in acrophobia treatment | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Terapia Ocupacional | pt_PT |