Virtual realities provide an outstanding tool in anxiety research. A fear conditioning study investigates and illustrates the development of anxiety disorders in humans. Hannah Genheimer describes the scientific background of fear and anxiety and presents an empirical study in a highly controlled virtual environment. Psychophysiological as well as subjective data on the participants' fear and anxiety clearly show contextual fear conditioning. Cue conditioning in the light of one-trial learning is discussed. The results emphasize the promising application of virtual environments in psychotherapy.
| ISBN: | 9783658082024 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2014 |
| Author: | Hannah Genheimer |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 79 pages |
| Series: | BestMasters |
| Genres: |
Clinical psychology Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology |