Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Virtual Reality

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Pages: 9-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/XUWG5703

Abstract:

This study discusses the potential of virtual reality therapy to treat traumatic experiences. It considers the main advantages of exposure therapy through virtual reality in comparison with traditional exposure therapy. In order to explain the effectiveness of using virtual reality to treat trauma, the main research question that was asked was how to conceptualize it. It was assumed that the trauma was a deviation from the normal narrative that people create for a particular crisis event. The results of the empirical research prove that virtual reality therapy can be considered a powerful tool for treating traumatic experiences, as cyberspace allows reformulation of self- images, experimenting and practicing coping skills, creating a new life story, and finding meaning in certain crisis events.

Keywords:

exposure therapy; virtual reality; traumatic experiences

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