Table of Contents

Preliminary Contents

List of figures vii

Acknowledgments viii

About the Authors ix

1 Introduction 1

PART I Anxiety Treatment Overview 9

2 Anxiety Cycle Model 11

3 Uses of VR in Anxiety Treatment 29

4 VR Exposure Therapy 37

5 VR Anxiety Treatment Protocol 55

PART II Treating Fears and Phobias 87

6 Specific Phobias Overview 89

7 Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia 98

8 Claustrophobia 109

9 Driving Phobia 124

10 Flying Phobia 141

11 Height Phobia 154

12 Insect and Animal Phobias 167

PART III Treating Other Anxiety Disorders 185

13 Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia 187

14 Social Anxiety Disorder 195

15 Stress, Tension, Insomnia 206

16 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 214

17 GAD, OCD, and Illness Anxiety Disorder 223

PART IV Other Issues 237

18 Virtual Reality and Non-CBT Therapies 239

19 Frequently Asked Questions 244

20 Future Directions 258

Epilogue 260

Appendix A 261

Appendix B 267

Index 270