Future Outcomes

Future studies could address these limitations and look at the relative benefits of real-world and animated VR exposure therapy for acrophobia. The validity and generalizability of the results would be improved by using more significant sample numbers, longer follow-up times, and the addition of a control group. Future research might also look into how individual variations in cognitive and emotional processing affect treatment outcomes and study the use of VR exposure therapy in combination with other therapeutic modalities like CBT and medication.

 

Acrophobia and other anxiety disorders may now be treated in novel ways due to recent developments in VR technology. For instance, by giving real-time feedback on physiological reactions to height-related stimuli, interactive VR environments and biofeedback techniques may improve the efficacy of exposure therapy. Additionally, applying VR technology in conjunction with brain study methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), may shed light on the neuronal processes that underlie exposure therapy's success.