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Assessment of Physiological Responses for the Phobia in a Virtual Environment  

Koh, Ik-Soo (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University)
Kim, Sun-I. (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research / v.23, no.1, 2002 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
The goals of this study are twofold: To investigate non-phobics'and Phobics'Physiological response in virtual environments. and to analyze the trend of phobics' Physiology during virtual reality treatment. As a measure of Physiology. heart rate, skin resistance. and skin temperature were acquired. The data of two group subjects were analyzed: twenty-two non-Phobic subjects (M=32.94 years). thirty-six subjects with fear of flying (M=40.12 yearn) who met the DSM-lV criteria for a fear of flying. As a result. skin resistance showed significant differences between non-Photics and phobics. T(56) =2.978, P〈0.01 And the physiological responses of 33 subjects among the Phobics. who succeed to fly without medicine after virtual reality treatment, showed a gradual trend toward the non-Phobics Physiological responses as therapy sessions went on. In this study. Physiological monitoring. skin resistance appeared to be useful both in understanding the Physiological state of Phobic individuals and in evaluating the results of treatment in virtual reality Psychotherapy.
Keywords
Virtual reality; Psychotherapy; Physiology;
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