Despite the well-established efficacy of exposure therapy in the treatment of pathological anxiety, many therapists believe this treatment carries an unacceptably high risk for harm, is intolerable for patients, and poses a number of ethical quandaries. These beliefs have been shown to account for two related problems: (a) underutilization of exposure therapy, and (b) overly cautious and subopt...

Authentic rehabilitation requires the active participation of patients and their involvement with opportunities for action and development. Within this framework, in this article we outline the possibility of using two emerging computing and communication technologies-ambient intelligence (AmI) and virtual reality (VR)--for a new breed of rehabilitative and clinical applications based on a stra...

Sanal gerçekliğin ruh sağlığı alanında kullanımı, bilgisayarlı modeller yoluyla insan algılarının yapay nesne ve yerlerle gerçekte varmışçasına değiştirilmesine dayalıdır. gerçeklik maruz bırakma terapisi, güvenli, ekonomik kontrol edilebilir bir yöntem olması nedeniyle tercih edilmektedir. Diğer yandan sanal uygulamalarının geliştirilmesinin karmaşıklığı, kullanılan donanımların yüksek maliyet...

Introduction Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a treatment in virtual environment based on the representation of patient’s disease reality. VRET means getting used to specific situation by intentionally facing fearful ‘exposure technique.’ By repeatedly exposing patient situation, end, inducing intensity fear decrease without avoiding situation. was initially treat phobias, anxiety dis...