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Ep. 1 Virtual Reality Therapy
Is virtual reality a useful method for psychotherapy?
Therapy and virtual reality have been connected for at least half a decade through various experiments. We’ll explore a couple of use cases and how this works psychologically in this episode.
To see the rubber hand illusion, you can watch an example here.
References
Amelia Virtual Care. (n.d.) Ameliavirtualcare.com. https://ameliavirtualcare.com/virtual-reality-solution-psychology/
Brooks, F. P. (1999). What's real about virtual reality?. IEEE Computer graphics and applications, 19(6), 16-27.
Gall, D., Roth, D., Stauffert, J. P., Zarges, J., & Latoschik, M. E. (2021). Embodiment in virtual reality intensifies emotional responses to virtual stimuli. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
Laurence, E. (2022). Virtual Reality Therapy: Everything You Need To Know. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/virtual-reality-therapy/
Longa, L. D., Sacchetti, S., Farroni, T., & McGlone, F. (2021). Does Nice or Nasty Matter? The Intensity of Touch Modulates the Rubber Hand Illusion. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.901413
Ma, L., Mor, S., Anderson, P. L., Baños, R. M., Botella, C., Bouchard, S., ... & Carlbring, P. (2021). Integrating virtual realities and psychotherapy: SWOT analysis on VR and MR based treatments of anxiety and stress-related disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(6), 509-526. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16506073.2021.1939410
Pan, X., Gillies, M., Barker, C., Clark, D. M., & Slater, M. (2012). Socially anxious and confident men interact with a forward virtual woman: an experimental study. PloS one, 7(4), e32931.
Palmas, F., Reinelt, R., Cichor, J. E., Plecher, D. A., & Klinker, G. (2021). Virtual reality public speaking training: Experimental evaluation of direct feedback technology acceptance. In 2021 IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (pp. 463-472). IEEE.
Peperkorn, H. M., Diemer, J. E., Alpers, G. W., & Mühlberger, A. (2016). Representation of patients’ hand modulates fear reactions of patients with spider phobia in virtual reality. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 268.
Slater, M. (2009). Place illusion and plausibility can lead to realistic behaviour in immersive virtual environments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 364(1535), 3549-3557.
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Therapy and virtual reality have been connected for at least half a decade through various experiments. We’ll explore a couple of use cases and how this works psychologically in this episode.
To see the rubber hand illusion, you can watch an example here.
References
Amelia Virtual Care. (n.d.) Ameliavirtualcare.com. https://ameliavirtualcare.com/virtual-reality-solution-psychology/
Brooks, F. P. (1999). What's real about virtual reality?. IEEE Computer graphics and applications, 19(6), 16-27.
Gall, D., Roth, D., Stauffert, J. P., Zarges, J., & Latoschik, M. E. (2021). Embodiment in virtual reality intensifies emotional responses to virtual stimuli. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
Laurence, E. (2022). Virtual Reality Therapy: Everything You Need To Know. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/virtual-reality-therapy/
Longa, L. D., Sacchetti, S., Farroni, T., & McGlone, F. (2021). Does Nice or Nasty Matter? The Intensity of Touch Modulates the Rubber Hand Illusion. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.901413
Ma, L., Mor, S., Anderson, P. L., Baños, R. M., Botella, C., Bouchard, S., ... & Carlbring, P. (2021). Integrating virtual realities and psychotherapy: SWOT analysis on VR and MR based treatments of anxiety and stress-related disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 50(6), 509-526. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16506073.2021.1939410
Pan, X., Gillies, M., Barker, C., Clark, D. M., & Slater, M. (2012). Socially anxious and confident men interact with a forward virtual woman: an experimental study. PloS one, 7(4), e32931.
Palmas, F., Reinelt, R., Cichor, J. E., Plecher, D. A., & Klinker, G. (2021). Virtual reality public speaking training: Experimental evaluation of direct feedback technology acceptance. In 2021 IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR) (pp. 463-472). IEEE.
Peperkorn, H. M., Diemer, J. E., Alpers, G. W., & Mühlberger, A. (2016). Representation of patients’ hand modulates fear reactions of patients with spider phobia in virtual reality. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 268.
Slater, M. (2009). Place illusion and plausibility can lead to realistic behaviour in immersive virtual environments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 364(1535), 3549-3557.