Universität Wien

200142 SE Vertiefungsseminar: Geist und Gehirn (2020W)

Mechanisms of exposure therapy as a dynamic feedback system

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für alle Schwerpunkte absolviert werden.

Vertiefungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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An/Abmeldung

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Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

This seminar will take place online, meaning that we will meet virtually at the respective times using a video conference tool.

  • Mittwoch 07.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 14.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 21.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 28.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 04.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 11.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 18.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 25.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 02.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 09.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 16.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 13.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 20.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 27.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Exposure therapy is a highly effective behavioral intervention to treat anxiety disorders. However, much of what is known about exposure therapy is based on experience rather than on empirical evidence. In this seminar, we first aim at dissecting the psychological and neuroscientific underpinnings of exposure therapy. Subsequently, we attempt to develop a theoretical framework for designing a research agenda that might allow for optimizing and even automatizing exposure therapy.

Specifically, we will address the following questions:
- What is exposure therapy and how is it currently used?
- What is the common core of all exposure therapy variants?
- What are the key parameters of successful exposure therapy?
- What are the neural underpinnings of how exposure therapy acts?
- Can we formulate exposure therapy as a dynamic feedback system to optimize and maybe even automatize exposure therapy?

This seminar is open to students from all fields (all Schwerpunkte).

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

- attendance
- active participation in discussions
- presentation of a scientific paper

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

- missing 2 classes max
- active participation in discussions: 50%
- presentation of a scientific paper (approx. 15min): 50%

Prüfungsstoff

Active participation in discussions of literature covered in the seminar, critical thinking, sharing knowledge, asking relevant questions.

The presentation of the scientific paper will cover a concise summary of its content, provide context, and stimulates discussion of open questions.

There won’t be a written exam.

Literatur

Will be announced in the seminar. Here are some examples:

Davis TE, Ollendick TH, Öst LG: One-Session Treatment of Specific Phobias in Children: Recent Developments and a Systematic Review. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2019 May 7;15:233-256. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050718-095608. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Lindner, P., … Carlbring, P. (2020). Gamified, Automated Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Fear of Spiders: A Single-Subject Trial Under Simulated Real-World Conditions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11(March), 1–9.

Taschereau-Dumouchel V. et al.: Towards an unconscious neural reinforcement intervention for common fears. PNAS. 2018 Mar 27;115(13):3470-3475. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1721572115.

Grös DF, Antony MM. The assessment and treatment of specific phobias: a review. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2006 Aug;8(4):298-303.

Reddan, M. C., Wager, T. D., & Schiller, D. (2018). Attenuating Neural Threat Expression with Imagination. Neuron, 100(4), 994-1005.e4.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mo 14.09.2020 00:05