Actitudes hacia la implementación de la realidad virtual (RV) en la psicoterapia de fobias específicas de psicólogos cognitivo conductuales, en Lima Metropolitana
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2025
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Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya
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La investigación aborda la problemática de la poca innovación de herramientas tecnológicas en la práctica psicoterapéutica de psicólogos cognitivo-conductuales, frente a un entorno de nuevas tecnologías. El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir las actitudes de psicoterapeutas cognitivo-conductuales hacia la implementación de la Realidad Virtual (RV) en el tratamiento de fobias específicas. Para ello, se adoptó un enfoque cualitativo con diseño de análisis temático, realizando entrevistas semiestructuradas a seis psicólogos especializados en terapia cognitivo-conductual, seleccionados mediante muestreo por conveniencia. La población es de aproximadamente 7000 profesionales, y los participantes fueron seis con al menos un año de experiencia, entre 26 a 52 años de edad, y sin uso previo de RV en contextos terapéuticos. La recolección de datos se efectuó a través de entrevistas virtuales, validadas mediante juicio de expertos, y posteriormente analizadas con el software QDA Miner. Los resultados revelaron que se presentan actitudes negativas frente a barreras de tipo económico, técnico y formativo; sin embargo, existe actitud positiva cuando la RV es entendida como recurso complementario más que sustitutivo de la intervención psicoterapéutica. Se concluye que profesionales en contextos como Lima desarrollan rutas alternativas sofisticadas de estructuración de actitudes para la implementación de nuevas tecnologías caracterizadas por el aprendizaje informal, extrapolación conceptual desde conocimiento tácito y experiencia profesional, construcción de protocolos implícitos sin experiencia práctica previa, y la adecuación de la RV como recurso y no reemplazo.
The research addresses the issue of the lack of innovation in technological tools in the psychotherapeutic practice of cognitive-behavioral psychologists, in the face of an environment of new technologies. The objective of this research was to describe the attitudes of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapists toward the implementation of Virtual Reality (VR) in the treatment of specific phobias. To this end, a qualitative approach with a thematic analysis design was adopted, conducting semi-structured interviews with six psychologists specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy, selected through convenience sampling. The population is approximately 7,000 professionals, and the participants were six with at least one year of experience, between 26 and 52 years of age, and with no previous use of VR in therapeutic contexts. Data collection was carried out through virtual interviews, validated by expert judgment, and subsequently analyzed with QDA Miner software. The results revealed negative attitudes toward economic, technical, and training barriers; however, there is a positive attitude when VR is understood as a complementary resource rather than a substitute for psychotherapeutic intervention. It is concluded that professionals in contexts such as Lima develop sophisticated alternative routes for structuring attitudes toward the implementation of new technologies characterized by informal learning, conceptual extrapolation from tacit knowledge and professional experience, the construction of implicit protocols without prior practical experience, and the adaptation of VR as a resource rather than a replacement.
The research addresses the issue of the lack of innovation in technological tools in the psychotherapeutic practice of cognitive-behavioral psychologists, in the face of an environment of new technologies. The objective of this research was to describe the attitudes of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapists toward the implementation of Virtual Reality (VR) in the treatment of specific phobias. To this end, a qualitative approach with a thematic analysis design was adopted, conducting semi-structured interviews with six psychologists specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy, selected through convenience sampling. The population is approximately 7,000 professionals, and the participants were six with at least one year of experience, between 26 and 52 years of age, and with no previous use of VR in therapeutic contexts. Data collection was carried out through virtual interviews, validated by expert judgment, and subsequently analyzed with QDA Miner software. The results revealed negative attitudes toward economic, technical, and training barriers; however, there is a positive attitude when VR is understood as a complementary resource rather than a substitute for psychotherapeutic intervention. It is concluded that professionals in contexts such as Lima develop sophisticated alternative routes for structuring attitudes toward the implementation of new technologies characterized by informal learning, conceptual extrapolation from tacit knowledge and professional experience, the construction of implicit protocols without prior practical experience, and the adaptation of VR as a resource rather than a replacement.
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Actitudes, Fobias específicas, Gamificación, Psicoterapia cognitivo-conductual, Realidad virtual, Lima Metropolitana, Área (Perú), Psicología
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Tarqui, J. (2025). Actitudes hacia la implementación de la realidad virtual (RV) en la psicoterapia de fobias específicas de psicólogos cognitivo conductuales, en Lima Metropolitana [Tesis de pregrado, Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya]. Repositorio Institucional UARM. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12833/2862
