title: Learning Island: the development of a virtual reality system for the experiential training of stress management.
abstract: Psychological Stress occurs when an individual perceives that environmental demands tax or exceed his or her adaptive capacity. Following this view, that underlines the role of the situated experience of the patient in experiencing a stressor, the European Union funded Interstress project (http://www.interstress.eu) is exploring the possible use of the virtual simulation technology offered by SecondLife (http://www.secondlife.com) to administer a stress management experiential training. The structure of the environment and the contents of the course are described and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigna
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raspelli
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cipresso
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pallavicini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serino
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaggioli
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D014584:User-Computer Interface