Fear and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Investigations of cue and contex
Virtual realities provide an outstanding tool in anxiety research. A fear conditioning study investigates and illustrates the development of anxiety disorders in humans. Hannah Genheimer describes the scientific background of fear and anxiety and presents
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Springer awards „BestMasters“ to the best master’s theses which have been completed at renowned universities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The studies received highest marks and were recommended for publication by supervisors. They address current issues from various fields of research in natural sciences, psychology, technology, and economics. The series addresses practitioners as well as scientists and, in particular, offers guidance for early stage researchers.
Hannah Genheimer
Fear and Anxiety in Virtual Reality Investigations of cue and context conditioning in virtual environment
Hannah Genheimer Würzburg, Germany
BestMasters ISBN 978-3-658-08202-4 ISBN 978-3-658-08203-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-08203-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014956936 © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, speci¿cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on micro¿lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci¿c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is a brand of Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface This interdisciplinary master thesis combines biological and psychological research. The study was implemented at the University of Würzburg in the Department of Psychology I (Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy). Our department includes research groups focusing on experimental clinical psychology, affective neuroscience, clinical psychophysiology, imitation behavior, eating behavior, cardiopsychology and fMRI, associative learning and virtual reality research. Our research tracks are two-fold: The biopsychological and experimental research addresses basic as well as application-oriented questions. The latter refers mainly to the field of clinical psychology. One focus is directed towards emotional and motivational phenomena such as anxiety, pain, substance abuse, and addiction. Here, we examine the underlying behavioral and psychophysiological mechanisms in healthy and clinical samples using various study designs and me
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