• DocumentCode
    268557
  • Title

    The Therapeutic Lamp: Treating Small-Animal Phobias

  • Author

    Wrzesien, M. ; Alcañiz, M. ; Botella, C. ; Burkhardt, J.-M. ; Bretón-López, J. ; Ortega, Manuel ; Brotons, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Jan.-Feb. 2013
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    We all have an irrational fear or two. Some of us get scared by an unexpected visit from a spider in our house; others get nervous when they look down from a high building. Fear is an evolutionary and adaptive function that can promote self-preservation and help us deal with the feared object or situation. However, when this state becomes excessive, it might develop into psychological disorders such as phobias, producing high anxiety and affecting everyday life. The Therapeutic Lamp is an interactive projection-based augmented-reality system for treating small-animal phobias. It aims to increase patient-therapist communication, promote more natural interaction, and improve the patient´s engagement in the therapy.
  • Keywords
    augmented reality; medical computing; patient treatment; fear function; interactive projection-based augmented-reality system; patient therapy engagement; patient-therapist communication; small-animal phobia treatment; therapeutic lamp; Animals; Augmented reality; Games; Medical treatment; Visualization; anxiety; anxiety disorders; arachnophobia; augmented reality; cockroach phobia; computer graphics; phobia therapy; phobias; psychological treatment; spider phobia;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCG.2013.12
  • Filename
    6415482
    • Link To Document
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