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A Virtual Haptics Environment for Simulating Anxiety-Inducing Phenomena
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DelBrocco, Matthew V
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1370462531
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2013, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, EECS - Computer and Information Sciences.
Abstract
Approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent of individuals in this age group in a given year, have an anxiety disorder . One current option for treatment is behavior exposure therapy as provided by a trained professional. This thesis develops an immersive, computer-based, 3D virtual experience as an alternative to exposure therapy. Virtual experiences provide a potential therapy that would be repeatable, represent a safe environment for patient exploration, be widely available, and require minimal support. Two virtual environments, in particular, have been developed and tested: one representing an experience intended to create a generalized anxiety response and the second intended to illicit an obsessive-compulsive behavior. The hypothesis to be examined with these two virtual scenarios is whether the addition of a sense of "touch" as provided by a haptic force feedback device can increase the sense of immersion in anxiety-inducing virtual experiences.
Committee
Marc Buchner, Dr. (Advisor)
Amy Przeworski, Dr. (Committee Member)
Murat Cavusoglu, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
88 p.
Subject Headings
Computer Science
Keywords
Immersion
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Haptics
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Virtual Reality
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Virtual Experiences
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OCD
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GAD
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exposure therapy
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DelBrocco, M. V. (2013).
A Virtual Haptics Environment for Simulating Anxiety-Inducing Phenomena
[Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1370462531
APA Style (7th edition)
DelBrocco, Matthew.
A Virtual Haptics Environment for Simulating Anxiety-Inducing Phenomena.
2013. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1370462531.
MLA Style (8th edition)
DelBrocco, Matthew. "A Virtual Haptics Environment for Simulating Anxiety-Inducing Phenomena." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1370462531
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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A Virtual Haptics Environment for Simulating Anxiety-Inducing Phenomena by Matthew V DelBrocco is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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