Therapeutic games to improve attachment capabilities and protect sexual health

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Digital Health

Background:

• Fundamental human needs for acceptance, security, trust, warmth, and closeness are established early in life through relationships and physical contact.
• Chronic frustration of these psychosocial needs can lead to psychological and physical disorders and impede disease recovery.
• Attachment behaviors, learned through early caregiving, are neurally reinforced and influence lifelong well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the potential of therapeutic computer games in addressing fundamental psychosocial needs.
• To leverage phylogenetically established attachment programming for therapeutic interventions.
• To develop a novel approach for prevention and sexual health protection by integrating sexological clinical experience into digital therapeutics.

Main Methods:

• Designing modular therapeutic computer games focused on interaction, cognitive triggers, and emotional rules.
• Tailoring game modules for specific developmental phases like adolescence and various chronic diseases.
• Integrating principles of attachment and psychosocial need fulfillment into game design.

Main Results:

• The study proposes a novel framework for therapeutic computer game development.
• It highlights the potential for these games to address unmet psychosocial needs.
• The approach aims to improve health outcomes and prevent disorders.

Conclusions:

• Therapeutic computer games offer a promising avenue for fulfilling fundamental psychosocial needs.
• This approach can be applied to various developmental stages and chronic conditions.
• Integrating clinical experience into digital games can enhance prevention and sexual health strategies.