Kamkuimo Kengne Sorelle Audrey, Fossaert Mathilde, Girard Benoît et Ménélas Bob-Antoine-Jerry. (2018). Action-centered exposure therapy (ACET): a new approach to the use of virtual reality to the care of people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Behavioral Sciences, 8, (8), p. 76.
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URL officielle: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.3390/bs8080076
Résumé
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can be seen as the result of dysfunctional beliefs that associate stimuli with a danger or a threat leading to anxious reactions. Exposure therapy is so far considered to be the most effective treatment, and research suggests that it is mainly based on a habituation process. Based on learning theories, it appears that a passive systemic exposure to traumatic stimuli should not be the best option for the treatment of PTSD. We hypothesis that an active learning of safer and healthier coping strategies combined with systematic exposure should be more effective in reducing the psychological distress associated with PTSD. In this paper, we describe the theoretical foundations of this approach that focuses on the action and activity of the patient in his or her exposure environment. In this approach, we take advantage of Virtual Reality technologies and learning mechanics of serious games to allow the patient to learn new safe associations while promoting the empowerment. We named this action-centered exposure therapy (ACET). This approach exploits behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism learning theories. With the different benefits of virtual reality technologies, this approach would easily integrate with in-virtuo exposure therapy and would allow us to exploit as much as possible the enormous potential of these technologies. As a first step toward validation, we present a case study that supports the ACET approach.
Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation |
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ISSN: | 2076-328X |
Volume: | 8 |
Numéro: | 8 |
Pages: | p. 76 |
Version évaluée par les pairs: | Oui |
Date: | 2018 |
Identifiant unique: | 10.3390/bs8080076 |
Sujets: | Sciences sociales et humaines > Sciences sociales > Psychologie Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences mathématiques > Informatique Sciences de la santé > Sciences de l'activité physique et réadaptation > Physiatrie |
Département, module, service et unité de recherche: | Départements et modules > Département d'informatique et de mathématique |
Mots-clés: | ACET, PTSD, exposure therapy, virtual reality, learning, action, interactivity, informatique |
Déposé le: | 18 nov. 2020 20:54 |
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Dernière modification: | 18 nov. 2020 20:54 |
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