Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study

Flight phobia is an anxiety disorder whose main symptoms are intense and irrational fears, exposure to which causes high levels of anxiety and consequent avoidance of flying. Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of specific phobias, as patients can confront their fear...

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Autores: Valdés-Díaz, María, Guillot-Valdés, María
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Murcia
Repositório:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.646101
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/158132
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Flying phobia
Treatment
Virtual Reality
Caso Único
Miedo a volar
Tratamiento
Realidad Virtual
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spelling Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case studyAbordaje terapéutico con realidad virtual en la fobia a volar: un es-tudio de casoValdés-Díaz, MaríaGuillot-Valdés, MaríaCase StudyFlying phobiaTreatmentVirtual RealityCaso ÚnicoMiedo a volarTratamientoRealidad VirtualCDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - PsicologíaFlight phobia is an anxiety disorder whose main symptoms are intense and irrational fears, exposure to which causes high levels of anxiety and consequent avoidance of flying. Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of specific phobias, as patients can confront their fears in a controlled and repetitive manner in a virtual environment, allowing them to learn coping strategies and reduce associated discomfort. The aim of this study is to reduce the anxiety, worry and fear associated with flying through the use of virtual reality. The following is a case study of a 23-year-old woman with a phobia of flying since adolescence. Anxiety occurs during the flight and rarely in the days before. ABA design (pre-treatment-post-test). A semi-structured interview and the STAI, PSQW, EMV and EPAV questionnaires were used to establish baseline, with high scores for trait and state anxiety, worry and fear of flying. An intervention of 8 one-hour sessions was planned, with gradual exposure to virtual reality prior to live exposure. The patient showed a clinically meaningful reduc-tion in her negative emotions associated with flying and was able to fly. VR may be an effective tool in clinical practice for graded exposure in the treatment of fear of flying.La fobia a volar es un trastorno de ansiedad cuyos principales síntomas son miedos intensos e irracionales, cuya exposición provoca altos niveles de ansiedad y la consiguiente evitación de volar. La realidad virtual (RV) ha demostrado ser eficaz en el tratamiento de fobias específicas, ya que los pacientes pueden enfrentarse a sus miedos de forma controlada y repetitiva en un entorno virtual, lo que les permite aprender estrategias de afrontamiento y reducir el malestar asociado. El objetivo de este estudio es reducir la ansiedad, la preocupación y el miedo asociados a volar mediante el uso de la realidad virtual. A continuación se presenta el caso de una mujer de 23 años con fobia a volar desde la adolescencia. La ansiedad aparece durante el vuelo y raramente en los días previos. Diseño ABA (pre-tratamiento-post-test). Se utilizó una entrevista semiestructurada y los cuestionarios STAI, PSQW, EMV y EPAV para establecer la línea base, con puntuaciones altas en ansiedad rasgo y estado, preocupación y miedo a vo-lar. Se planificó una intervención de 8 sesiones de una hora, con exposición gradual a la realidad virtual antes de la exposición en vivo. La paciente mostró una reducción clínicamente significativa de sus emociones negativas asociadas a volar y pudo hacerlo. La RV puede ser una herramienta eficaz en la práctica clínica para la exposición gradual en el tratamiento del miedo a volar.Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de PublicacionesSin departamento asociado202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf8application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.646101http://hdl.handle.net/10201/158132reponame:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murciainstname:Universidad de MurciaInglésSin financiación externa a la Universidadinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:digitum.um.es:10201/1581322026-05-27T12:40:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
Abordaje terapéutico con realidad virtual en la fobia a volar: un es-tudio de caso
title Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
spellingShingle Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
Valdés-Díaz, María
Case Study
Flying phobia
Treatment
Virtual Reality
Caso Único
Miedo a volar
Tratamiento
Realidad Virtual
CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología
title_short Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
title_full Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
title_fullStr Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
title_sort Therapeutic approach with virtual reality in the phobia of flying: a case study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Valdés-Díaz, María
Guillot-Valdés, María
author Valdés-Díaz, María
author_facet Valdés-Díaz, María
Guillot-Valdés, María
author_role author
author2 Guillot-Valdés, María
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sin departamento asociado
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Case Study
Flying phobia
Treatment
Virtual Reality
Caso Único
Miedo a volar
Tratamiento
Realidad Virtual
CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología
topic Case Study
Flying phobia
Treatment
Virtual Reality
Caso Único
Miedo a volar
Tratamiento
Realidad Virtual
CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología
description Flight phobia is an anxiety disorder whose main symptoms are intense and irrational fears, exposure to which causes high levels of anxiety and consequent avoidance of flying. Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of specific phobias, as patients can confront their fears in a controlled and repetitive manner in a virtual environment, allowing them to learn coping strategies and reduce associated discomfort. The aim of this study is to reduce the anxiety, worry and fear associated with flying through the use of virtual reality. The following is a case study of a 23-year-old woman with a phobia of flying since adolescence. Anxiety occurs during the flight and rarely in the days before. ABA design (pre-treatment-post-test). A semi-structured interview and the STAI, PSQW, EMV and EPAV questionnaires were used to establish baseline, with high scores for trait and state anxiety, worry and fear of flying. An intervention of 8 one-hour sessions was planned, with gradual exposure to virtual reality prior to live exposure. The patient showed a clinically meaningful reduc-tion in her negative emotions associated with flying and was able to fly. VR may be an effective tool in clinical practice for graded exposure in the treatment of fear of flying.
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2025
2025
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dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
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