How we can use virtual reality to support our mental health
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Alexandra Kitson |
TEDxSFU
• November 2021
Emotion regulation, the ability to modulate the intensity and duration of emotional states, has been explored as a trans-diagnostic intervention to improve mental health. Yet, learning is difficult because it requires the generation of meaningful emotionally laden social situations; real-time feedback of internal psychological and physiological states; and practice modifying the interpretation of multiple situations. In her TEDxSFU talk, Dr. Alexandra Kitson discusses the unique opportunities virtual reality holds for emotion regulation skills development backed by her research on designing virtual reality experiences that elicit strong emotional responses and inspired by her work as a crisis centre volunteer.