Predicting the Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization Through Virtual Reality for Mitigating Public Speaking Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret von Ebers ◽  
Ehsanul Haque Nirjhar ◽  
Amir H. Behzadan ◽  
Theodora Chaspari
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Speaking Anxiety

scholarly journals Cloud Based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Service for Public Speaking Anxiety

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justas Šalkevičius ◽  
Audronė Miškinytė ◽  
Lukas Navickas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Exposure Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy ◽  
Skin Response ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure ◽  
Therapy Service

Public speaking anxiety is commonly treated using cognitive behavioral therapy. During the therapy session, the patient is either asked to vividly imagine and describe the feared stimulus or is confronted with it in the real world. Sometimes, however, it can be hard to imagine the object of fear or to create a controllable environment that contains this stimulus. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) can help solve these problems by placing the patient in a simulated 3D environment. While standalone VRET applications have been investigated for more than 25 years, we are analyzing the viability of a cloud-based VRET system. In this paper, we discuss the architectural and technical choices made in order to create a mobile and lightweight solution that can be easily adapted by any psychology clinic. Moreover, we are analyzing data gathered from 30 participants who have undergone a VRET session for public speaking anxiety. Finally, the collected psychophysiological signals including galvanic skin response (GSR) and skin temperature are processed and investigated in order to evaluate our cloud-based VRET system.

Brief Virtual Reality Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra R. Harris ◽  
Robert L. Kemmerling ◽  
Max M. North
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Therapy

scholarly journals The Comparative Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization and an Integrative Approach in Treating Public Speaking Anxiety: A Literature Review and a Preliminary Investigation

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Rossi ◽  
William J. Seiler
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Comparative Effectiveness ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety

An analysis of the literature related to public speaking anxiety (PSA) and various treatments of it are discussed. PSA is a state or situational type of anxiety which can have tremendous effects on those who suffer from it. Two of the major treatments–systematic desensitization (SD) and the integrative approach (IA) are reviewed and then experimentally tested to determine which is the more effective in treating PSA. The results are somewhat inclusive but there is strong evidence to suggest that both SD and IA reduce trait and state anxiety. It was, however, found that IA is more effective in decreasing the symptoms associated with PSA.

scholarly journals Using virtual reality and peer feedback to reduce L2 speaking anxiety: an exploratory study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-105
Author(s):  
Isabelle Godefridi ◽  
Ferran Suñer ◽  
Cécile Leblanc ◽  
Fanny Meunier
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
L2 Speaking ◽  
Post Test

The present study explored whether the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology can help lower public speaking anxiety in the L2. To this end, we conducted an exploratory effect-of-instruction study using a one-group pre-test/post-test design with nine learners of English as an L2. The results from the post-test show that using VR in combination with peer feedback offers an interesting gateway to reducing public speaking anxiety.

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