Claustrophobia » History » Version 4
Gunnar Húni Björnsson, 2016-06-09 11:05
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5 | h2. The Fear of Small, Enclosed Spaces |
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7 | 2 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | h3. Phobic Properties |
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9 | 4 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | Claustrophobia is believed to be made up of two components: The fear of suffocation and the fear of restriction. Both components need to be dealt with if treatment is to be successful. |
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11 | 1 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | h3. Connection to Virtual Reality |
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13 | 3 | Gunnar Húni Björnsson | Subjects with claustrophobia have been cured using VR and the effect of their treatment remains after at least 3 months, but no study was found that compared VR to other methods of treatment. Claustrophobia has also been temporarily treated using distractive methods in a virtual reality. |