Email the author VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY: A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW CONTROLLED “FAKE NEWS” CAN SOMETIMES BE BENEFICIAL
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Since the year 2000, virtual reality (VR) is not a myth of the future but has experienced rapid advancement and development in all fields and has emerged as one of the most promising technologies in domains such as training, education and newly in psychology. Witch the rising awareness of ones “mental health” and how important it is daily, there is also a constant growing demand for psychotherapeutic services and new approaches to psychotherapy, such as virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET). Virtual reality (VR) provides new and distinct capabilities, which can allow for an immersive, remote experiences, an authentic environment catered to the clients needs in hopes of helping with the process of psychotherapy, learning, training, getting over one’s addictions, anxieties, depression etc. The study aims to find out if virtual reality therapy, more specifically the programs used, can be considered fake news for the human brain and if it has positive benefits on the mental health of people. Furthermore, the study wishes to summarize the experience gained during 4-5 years of therapy through Virtual Reality and to propose new directions and domains in which it can be used. Finally, the study aims to find and build new partnerships to create specific or special programs for people's mental problems/ disorder.
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