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The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia

The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia

Vitor Simões-Silva, Vanessa Maravalhas, Ana Rafaela Cunha, Maria Inês Soares, António Marques
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781668475898|ISBN10: 1668475898|EISBN13: 9781668475904
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch060
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Simões-Silva, Vitor, et al. "The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia." Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 1263-1284. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch060

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Simões-Silva, V., Maravalhas, V., Cunha, A. R., Soares, M. I., & Marques, A. (2023). The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact (pp. 1263-1284). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch060

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Simões-Silva, Vitor, et al. "The Use of Gamification in Social Phobia." In Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1263-1284. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7589-8.ch060

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Abstract

Social phobia usually starts in adolescence. Social situations that include meeting people, talking in groups, or in more specific situations are going to be avoided by individuals. Therefore, this condition has the consequence of significant impairment in different occupations. Recent studies show that gamification is commonly applied to interventions for the treatment of chronic diseases, and although there are interventions concerning mental health, these are few and there is evidence that these interventions have positive effects on mental health, particularly among young people. The desensitization therapy program using gamification consisted of 15 sessions: an initial assessment session, 13 biweekly exposure therapy sessions, and the last reevaluation session corresponding to a total duration of the program of seven weeks. Each session, lasting approximately 50 minutes, is followed a formal structure consisting of the following phases. The intervention focused on shaping appropriate approach behaviors through a process of successive approximations.

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