Cognitive mechanisms underlying virtual reality exposure
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Many studies have assessed virtual reality exposures efficacy, but very few examined its treatment processes. The addition of objective measures of arousal and information processing mechanisms would be a valuable contribution in order to provide a more complete and detailed picture. The goal of this study was to better document the cognitive mechanisms associated with therapeutic change after an in virtuo exposure treatment. Twenty-eight adults suffering from arachnophobia were assessed and received an exposure-based treatment using virtual reality. General outcome and specific processes measures included a battery of standardized questionnaires, a pictorial emotional Stroop task, a Behavioral Avoidance Test, and a measure of participants' cardiac response while they looked at a live tarantula. The analyses showed that changes in perceived self-efficacy and dysfunctional beliefs were the best predictors of change in general outcome and cardiac response; change in dysfunctional beliefs were the best predictor of change in behavioral avoidance. These innovative results provide a very detailed and organized picture of the complex cognitive mechanisms involved in therapeutic change following in virtuo exposure for arachnophobia.
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Exposure techniques involve changes in self-efficacy in addition to anxiety reduction.
“The effectiveness of exposure techniques is not limited to anxiety reduction but also involves changes in self-efficacy (C ˆ ot ´ e & Bouchard, 2009).”
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Exposure to situations increases self-efficacy along with reduction of dysfunctional beliefs, which are the most consistent predictors of positive outcomes.
“Exposure to situations increase self-efficacy along with reduction of dysfunctional beliefs as most consistent predictors of positive outcomes (C ˆ ot ´ e & Bouchard, 2009).”
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- Authors
- Côté, S., & Bouchard, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- ORCID
- Bouchard, Stéphane
- Venue
- CyberPsychology & Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-04
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 121-129
- ISSN
- 1094-9313 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-8364
- OpenAlex
- W2095158042
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 4.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- CyberPsychology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- virtual reality exposure therapy, spider phobia, cognitive mechanisms, therapeutic change, self-efficacy, dysfunctional attitudes, cardiac response, behavioral avoidance, emotional Stroop task, treatment process
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Animals, Arousal, Cognition, Culture, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Implosive Therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Phobic Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spiders, User-Computer Interface, Self Efficacy, Young Adult
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