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The Aquaphobia: Prospects of the Virtual Reality Exposure

AASCIT Journal of Psychology
Vol.3 , No. 5, Publication Date: Dec. 7, 2017, Page: 67-70

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[1]	Le Bail Margaux, Department of Psychology, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.
[2]	Jagut Ambre, Department of Psychology, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.
[3]	Melliere Sophie, Department of Psychology, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France.
[4]	Palazzolo Jerome, Department of Psychology, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France; Department of International Health, International University Senghor, Alexandria, Egypt.

Abstract

Aquaphobia is a persistent and abnormal fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an ocean, a river, or even a bathtub poses no imminent threat. With the intent of establishing a brief picture of the Clinical of phobias around the Virtual Reality Therapy, this article highlights the lack of researches about the aquaphobia. After presenting the definition of this psychopathology and the Virtual Reality Therapy, the authors put the emphasis on the efficacy of this treatment for phobias thanks to the wide scientific literature available on this matter. Considering these results, the authors present their reflexion about the pertinence of Virtual Reality Therapy for the treatment of aquaphobia.

Keywords

Phobia, Aquaphobia, Virtual Reality, In Vivo Exposure, In Virtuo Exposure

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