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The Relation Of Presence And Virtual Reality Exposure For Treatment Of Flying Phobia, Matthew Price
The Relation Of Presence And Virtual Reality Exposure For Treatment Of Flying Phobia, Matthew Price
Psychology Theses
A growing body of literature suggests that Virtual Reality is a successful tool for exposure therapy for anxiety disorders. Virtual Reality (VR) researchers posit the construct of presence, interpreting an artificial stimulus as if it were real, as the mechanism that enables anxiety to be felt during virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE). However, empirical studies on the relation between presence and anxiety in VRE have yielded mixed findings. The current study tested the following hypotheses 1) Presence is related to in session anxiety and treatment outcome; 2) Presence mediates the extent that pre-existing (pre-treatment) anxiety is experienced during exposure with …