Abstract Background Although the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) constitutes a valid
paradigm for social stress induction, less is known about the effects of a virtual reality (VR) …

The vigilance-avoidance hypothesis of selective attention assumes that socially anxious
persons initially direct their attention toward fear-related stimuli and subsequently avoid …

The treatment of social anxiety through digital exposure therapy is challenging due to the
cognitive properties of social anxiety-individuals need to be fully engaged in the task and …

Background Technological developments such as Virtual reality (VR) provide new
opportunities to extend and innovate mental healthcare. VR as a tool for clinical assessment …

Virtual Reality (VR) is a growing field in psychological research and therapy. While there is
strong evidence for the efficacy of exposure therapy in VR (VRET) to treat anxiety disorders …

Over the last 20 years, virtual reality (VR) has gained a great interest for both assessment
and treatment of various psychopathologies. However, due to high costs and material …

In this work we test the hypothesis that interacting with an intelligent virtual character in
Virtual Reality (VR) has a stronger impact compared to the same interaction in a traditional …

Children who lack social capacities and interactive abilities can be classified as having
“social skills deficits”. Children with these symptoms can also meet the criteria for multiple …

Background and objective This study proposes an approach to evaluation and measuring of
presence for man-machine interaction in the virtual reality based on …

Interoception—the perception of internal bodily signals—has recently emerged as an area of
significant interest due to its potential implications in emotion and the prevalence of …