Universität Wien

200113 SE Advanced Seminar: Mind and Brain (2024S)

Mechanisms of exposure therapy as a dynamic feedback system

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Dieses Vertiefungsseminar kann für folgende Schwerpunkte absolviert werden:
Geist und Gehirn
Klinische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie

Vertiefungsseminare können nur für das Pflichtmodul B verwendet werden! Eine Verwendung für das Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist nicht möglich.
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We 08.05. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 13.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 20.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 10.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 17.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 24.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 15.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 22.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 29.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 05.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 12.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 19.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock
Wednesday 26.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal E Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5 1. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

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?

Assessment and permitted materials

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

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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

Examination topics

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.

Reading list

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

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