Abstract Background & Objectives: Virtual Reality (VR) refers to an artificial, immersive three-
dimensional environment with interactive sensory stimuli. VR is typically incorporated into …

Research is increasingly demonstrating the therapeutic benefits of virtual reality
interventions for various mental health conditions, though these rarely translate from …

Laboratory models of extinction learning in animals and humans have the potential to
illuminate methods for improving clinical treatment of fear-based clinical disorders. However …

Previous research has shown that fear associated with one stimulus often spreads to other
stimuli with similar perceptual features as well as across different stimulus categories …

Perceived self-efficacy refers to a subject's expectation about the outcomes his/her behavior
will have in a challenging situation. Low self-efficacy has been implicated in the origins and …

Rationale The administration of glucocorticoids (GC) as an adjunct to exposure represents a
promising strategy to improve one-session exposure outcome in anxiety disorders. It …

Drawing on the assumptions of control-value theory (CVT), the current study examined
whether the four facets of test anxiety (emotionality, worry, interference, lack of confidence) …

Although research on virtual-reality (VR) exposure therapy (VRET) in anxiety disorders has
primarily focused on effectiveness and acceptability, the underlying working mechanisms …

Self-efficacy is a key construct in behavioral science with significant impact on mental health
and wellbeing. A growing body of work has shown that perceptions of self-efficacy can be …

Here, we tested the feasibility of a new paradigm developed to investigate the mechanisms
of exposure-therapy. The protocol was previously developed for the use with adults and …