Albert Daniels
Acrophobia, sometimes known as a fear of heights, is a common and crippling anxiety illness that affects about 1 adult in 20 adults. Since 1995, Virtual Reality (VR) technology has been utilized to treat acrophobia psychologically. It has since taken over the management of many anxiety disorders. It is now well known that acrophobia treatment using virtual reality exposure therapy is quite successful. The review specifically focuses on current advancements in VR technology and explores the advantages it may provide for investigating the disorder's underlying causes by enabling the systematic assessment of relevant elements such as the visual, vestibular, and postural control systems. There were no variations in VRET's efficacy between HMD and CAVE. At the six-month follow-up, the results remained consistent. Results from VRET and in vivo exposure were equivalent. There was no association between presence and anxiety in those who completed the program. At the pre-test, early dropouts displayed reduced psychopathology in general and acrophobic concerns specifically. In the virtual world used in session one, they also felt less present and anxious than patients who completed VRET.