Universität Wien

200145 SE Anwendungsseminar: Geist und Gehirn (2024W)

Mechanisms of exposure therapy as a dynamic feedback system

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

Dieses Anwendungsseminar kann für die Schwerpunkte Geist & Gehirn und Klinische & Gesundheitspsychologie absolviert werden!
Anwendungsseminare können nur fürs Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung fürs Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

I will check in the first session how many of the registered participants show up. For every participant that does not show up, another student from the waiting list will be registered. In the first session, I will also provide you with all the information regarding the organization of the seminar.

  • Mittwoch 09.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 23.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 06.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 13.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 20.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 27.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 04.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 11.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 08.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 15.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 22.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
  • Mittwoch 29.01. 11:30 - 13:00 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 will first aim at dissecting the psychological and neuroscientific underpinnings of exposure therapy. Subsequently, we will 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?

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, and 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:
Böhnlein J, Altegoer L, Muck NK, Roesmann K, Redlich R, Dannlowski U, Leehr EJ. Factors influencing the success of exposure therapy for specific phobia: A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2020 Jan;108:796-820. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.009. Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31830494.
Launes G, Hagen K, Sunde T, Öst LG, Klovning I, Laukvik IL, Himle JA, Solem S, Hystad SW, Hansen B, Kvale G. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Concentrated ERP, Self-Help and Waiting List for Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder: The Bergen 4-Day Treatment. Front Psychol. 2019 Nov 15;10:2500. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02500. PMID: 31803089; PMCID: PMC6873786.
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.
Shanechi, M.M. Brain–machine interfaces from motor to mood. Nat Neurosci 22, 1554–1564 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0488-y
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 07.10.2024 00:02