Psychology Update — Reliving Trauma Through Virtual Reality is Helping Veterans With PTSD

Posted July 25th, 2022 by David Berg & filed under Introduction To Psychology, Personality, Psychological Disorders and Therapy, Psychology Update, Psychology Video of the Week, Stress and Health Psychology.

TITLE

Reliving Trauma Through Virtual Reality is Helping Veterans With PTSD

DESCRIPTION

This link is to a 2-minute video that discusses and briefly demonstrates the use of Virtual Reality therapy as a tool to help veterans with PTSD. “Soldiers who experienced combat trauma have a new way of getting help — walking through a virtual reality simulation of their experience. Deana Mitchell (narrator) spoke to a psychologist about how it works.”

This brief video demonstrates a new technique to supplement “talk therapy” to enable the veteran to begin to experience relief after combat and subsequent PTSD.

SOURCE

VOA News, January 25, 2022, by Deana Mitchell

LINK TO RESOURCE

https://www.voanews.com/a/reliving-trauma-through-virtual-reality-is-helping-veterans-with-ptsd/6411600.html

(Tiny URL) https://tinyurl.com/2p9dmnph

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

•What is PTSD? Is it only veterans who experience PTSD or others who have experienced trauma?

•How does virtual realty (VR) work for the reduction of PTSD symptoms?

•Why does the interviewed psychologist recommend cautions in working with PTSD trauma victims?