Your textbook describes a form of therapy that was effective in treating a young woman who had severe posttraumatic stress disorder after witnessing the 9/11 attacks and destruction of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. The therapy involved a controlled, graduated exposure to a computer-generated reenactment of the events. What is the name of this type of therapy?

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The therapy described is virtual reality therapy, which involves exposure to a computer-generated environment as a way of treating psychological disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder.

Your Textbook Describes a Form of Therapy That Was Effective