KR20090120402A - Psychotherapeutic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A psychotherapeutic device is provided, which can perform the psychotherapy according to the mode that the general person stimulates brains of both sides. CONSTITUTION: A psychotherapeutic device comprises a frame in which a part corresponding to the eye of a user is opened; a settlement member for wearing the frame on the face of a user; a main body(1) equipped with a front panel which provides a movable luminous spot against the eye of a user while being combined with the front side of the frame; a control box(2) which controls front panel operation; wires(3,6) which electrically connect the main body and control box; and a vibration pad(5) which is worn on the wrist.

Description

Psychotherapeutic device

The present invention relates to a psychotherapeutic device that can effect the user's psychotherapy by inducing a user's eye movement in a certain way.

Recently, various forms of accidents have occurred, including traffic accidents, rape and assault, as well as war and natural disasters. In addition, these accidents have serious consequences and damage to the mental health of the person, and the person who suffered these accidents was not only suffering from painful memory and post-traumatic stress disorder, but in severe cases, psychotic symptoms such as phobias, panic attacks and pediatric emotional problems. Suffers from

As a conventional psychiatric treatment method, a treatment method using drugs has been mainly used. However, this treatment method takes a very long time and the treatment effect is very limited, many people still suffer from the above psychotic symptoms.

As a method of treating the above psychotic symptoms, it is reported that a method of stimulating both brains of the human body by reciprocating the eyes from side to side, tapping both knees alternately, and sounding alternately in both ears is reported. have.

In 1987, American psychologist Francine Shapiro accidentally discovered that spontaneous eye movement was very effective in reducing phobias and panic disorders by reducing negative and bad moods. Such eye movement is commonly referred to as Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR). This EMDR is performed by a simple method of stimulating the eye, such as the left and right palms, with eye movements, allowing the doctor to move the finger from side to side and the patient to look at the doctor's finger with both eyes, causing the patient to move the eye from side to side at a constant speed. do. EMDR is gradually applied to many psychiatric treatments, and has been reported to provide very satisfactory results for therapists and patients because the effect is faster and the treatment period is much shorter than conventional drug treatment methods.

In addition, both methods of stimulating the brain have been reported to be effective in treating simple mental anxiety or phobia resulting from conventional bad memory as well as serious mental illness.

However, in order to receive the above-mentioned psychological treatment, the patient should visit a psychiatric hospital and interview a psychiatrist. In the case of a person with a simple emotional anxiety who is not a serious patient, there is a psychological and time limit in visiting a psychiatrist. Because of this, there are many cases of living with mental disorders that can be cured by simple brain stimulation exercise.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a psychotherapeutic device which enables a general person to perform psychotherapy according to a method of simply stimulating both brains by himself.

Psychotherapy apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention for realizing the above object is a frame that can be worn on the user's face and the portion corresponding to the user's eyes is opened, and coupled to the front of the frame and to the user's eyes A main body having a front panel providing a light emitting point moved to the left and right with respect to the front panel; and a control box for controlling the front panel operation, wherein the main body and the control box are electrically coupled through a wire. It is done.

In addition, the front panel is characterized in that the rotatably coupled to the vertical direction with respect to the frame.

In addition, the front panel is characterized in that coupled to the left and right directions relative to the center portion of the frame.

In addition, the main body is characterized in that it is configured to further include a vibration means in portions corresponding to both sides of the user's face.

In addition, the main body is characterized in that it is further provided with an earphone for outputting a voice signal.

In addition, a plurality of LEDs are provided along the horizontal side of the front panel, and the plurality of LEDs are installed in a first row installed at a position corresponding to the left eye of the user and a second installed at a position corresponding to the right eye of the user. The LEDs of the first and second columns may be selectively blinked one by one, and the blinking positions may be sequentially reciprocated in a left or right direction.

In addition, the control box is characterized in that the user is further provided with an adjusting means for adjusting the position of the LED is turned on at the same time of the LED of the first and second row.

In addition, the control box is characterized in that to output the meditation music through the earphone.

In addition, the control box is characterized in that further comprising a light amount adjusting means for adjusting the amount of light output through the LED.

In addition, the front panel is characterized in that the display.

The apparatus may further include vibration generating means for stimulating the left and right bodies of the user, and the control box may drive the vibration generating means in synchronism with the driving of the front panel.

In addition, a blocking plate is provided on the front surface of the front panel, the blocking plate is characterized in that the rotatably coupled in the vertical direction with respect to the frame.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the user can perform the brain stimulation operation accurately and comfortably by simply wearing the main body according to the present invention on the face and looking at the light displayed through the front panel.

In addition, the vibration generating means is driven in synchronization with the drive of the front panel, so that the user can effectively receive the psychotherapy according to the brain stimulation method without the help of a doctor.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below exemplarily illustrate one preferred embodiment of the present invention, and examples of such embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The present invention can be carried out in various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the psychotherapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the psychotherapy apparatus basically includes a main body 1 and a control box 2 to be worn on the face. And, it is optionally provided with a vibration pad (5) that the user can be worn and used on the wrist.

The main body 1 and the vibration pad 5 are electrically coupled to the control box 2 through the wires 3 and 6, and the wires 3 and 6 are detachably fastened to the control box 2.

2 and 3 are perspective views of the main body 1 viewed from the front and rear, respectively, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are separated perspective views corresponding to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The main body 1 includes a frame 11 having an open front surface, and a leg 12 for engaging the both sides of the frame 11 and fastening the main body 1 to both the user's temples or the ears. At this time, the leg 12 is coupled through the hinge to be folded about the frame (11). And, the rear portion of the frame 11 is fastened to the mounting portion 111 for mounting the main body 1 to the user's nose. The legs 12 and the mounting portion 111 are provided as mounting means for mounting the body 1 to the user's face. In addition, the mounting means is not limited to the above-described structure. For example, a method of fixing the frame 11 to the head of the user through a band can be employed.

In addition, a coupling member 112 for fastening the front panel 13 to the frame 11 is fastened to the front center portion of the frame 11. In particular, the coupling member 112 is hinged to the frame 11, the front panel 13 is coupled via the coupling member 112 and the pivot (112b). Accordingly, the front panel 13 is rotated in the vertical direction with respect to the frame 11 with respect to the hinge axis 112a and coupled to the left and right directions relative to the pivot 112b.

The front panel 13 is made of, for example, glass or synthetic resin of a transparent material, and an inner central portion of the front panel 13 is provided with an LED substrate seating groove 13a for mounting the LED substrate 131 along the length direction. On the LED substrate 131, a plurality of LEDs are installed along the length direction. As the front panel 13, a display such as an LCD may be used. In addition, the front of the front panel 13 is provided with a blocking plate 14 made of an opaque material. The blocking plate 14 is hinged to the frame 11 so that it can be rotated up and down with respect to the frame 11.

An accommodating part 15 for accommodating the substrate is provided in the front center portion of the frame 11. On the board | substrate in the accommodating part 15, the circuit part for driving the main body 1 is mounted. Although not specifically illustrated in the drawings, the board mounted on the accommodating part 15 is electrically coupled to the LED substrate 131 through a flexible cable and electrically coupled to the vibrator 122 described later. In addition, although not specifically illustrated in the drawing, the coupling member 112 has a through hole connecting the front panel 13 and the receiving unit 15 to the front panel 13 and the receiving unit 15. Corresponding through holes are formed. The flexible cable is provided in this through hole.

On the other hand, both sides of the frame 11 is provided with an earphone holder 121 for mounting the earphone (4), the rear side of the frame 11, the vibrating portion fastening groove 113 for fastening the vibration portion 122 on both sides Are installed respectively. In addition, earphone jack holders 114 for fastening the jacks 41 of the earphones 4 are formed at lower ends of both sides of the frame 11, and although not specifically illustrated in the drawing, wires are formed at one lower end of the frame 11. A wire port for drawing in 3) is provided. As described above, the wire port is drawn into the frame 11 to be electrically coupled to the driving circuit unit and electrically coupled to the earphone jack holder 114.

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a drive circuit section provided in the main body 1. As shown in FIG. The main body driving circuit unit is transmitted through the wire port 61 for coupling the wire 3 connected to the control box 2 and the earphone connection port 62 and the wire port 61 coupled with the earphone 4. The control unit 63 drives and controls the LED substrate 131 and the motor driver 64 based on the control data from the control box 2, and drives the vibration motor of the vibration unit 122 under the control of the control unit 63. The motor drive part 64 is comprised.

The operating power of the main body 1 is supplied from the control box 2 via the wire 3. In addition, the control box 2 provides the main body 1 with control data for driving the LED and the vibrator 122 and voice information to be output through the earphone 4.

The control data includes a driving pattern of the LED, a blinking speed of the LED, position information of the first blinking LED, brightness information of the LED, and the like. In addition, the control signal supplied from the control unit 63 to the motor driving unit 64 is provided to the control box 2 through the wire port 61. The control box 2 drives the vibration pad 5 in synchronization with the motor drive signal from the main body 1 or provides audio information such as beep sound or narration information to the main body 1 side. The voice information provided from the control box 2 is provided to the earphone 4 through the earphone connection port 62.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a front appearance of the control box 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a rear appearance of the control box 2.

The front of the control box 2 is provided with a display panel 21 for displaying the operation status of the device or for selecting an operation mode. A menu key 22 and a navigation key 23 are provided below the display panel 21. ), A direction key 24 and a selection key 25 are provided. In this case, the search key 23 is used for a user to search for a treatment scenario or the like.

An upper side of the control box 2 is provided with a wire jack 26 for detachably coupling the wire 3 and a vibration pad connecting jack 27 for coupling the vibration pad 5. One side of the control box 2 is a volume control key 28 for adjusting the volume output through the earphone 4 or the speaker 30 to be described later, and a hold key for pausing the operation of the main body 1. 29 is provided. In addition, although not specifically shown in the drawing, the other side of the control box 2 is provided with a recording key and a power key, and the lower side of the control box 2 includes a power jack for inputting external power and the main control box 2, for example. For example, a USB port for coupling to a personal computer or the like is provided.

In addition, a rear surface of the control box 2 is provided with a speaker 30 for sound output and a cradle 31 for mounting the control box 2 upright.

The user can set the operation mode and operation state of the psychotherapy apparatus by using the menu key 22, the direction key 24, and the selection key 25. As a user selectable operation mode setting mode, for example, LED focusing, beep output when driving LED, driving of the vibration unit 122 or the vibration pad 5, narration playback, narration background sound playback, voice recording, LED display Swing speed variable, LED brightness control, vibration intensity control of the vibrator 122 or the vibration pad (5), treatment content download and the like. The user sets the desired operation state setting mode using the menu key 22 and then sets the operation state using the direction key 24 and the selection key 25.

9 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal circuit configuration of the control box 2.

The control box 2 is provided with a display panel 21, a USB port 91, a wire jack 26, a vibration pad connecting jack 27 and a speaker 30 as described above, and also controls the operation of an external key. A keypad 92 for detection, a memory 93 for storing background music and narration information, a sub decoder 94 for playing background music data, and a controller 95 for controlling the entire apparatus. . In particular, the controller 95 executes narration reproduction, analog / digital and digital / analog conversion operations of various input / output data, synthesis operation of background music and narration information, and the like, in addition to the overall control operation.

In addition to the above configuration, the control box 2 includes a power supply unit including a battery for charging and discharging for operation of the apparatus.

10 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the vibration pad 5. The vibrating pad 5 includes a pair of circular pads 51 and a diaphragm 52 mounted on the circular pads 51, respectively. The circular pad 51 is made of a flexible material such as silicone resin, for example, and the diaphragm 52 is electrically coupled to the control box 2 through the wire 6. The vibration pad 5 is used by the user wearing it on both wrists or the like as necessary.

The vibrating pad 5 is not limited to a specific shape, but may also be configured in the shape of an elliptical sphere that is easily held by a user, for example.

11 and 12 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of the main body 1, which means that when the main body 1 of the present invention is worn on the face, the LEDs 132 are applied to the left and right pupils A and B of the user. It is shown schematically the arrangement form.

When the main body 1 is worn on the face, the LEDs 132 are disposed on the left and right sides with respect to the left and right pupils A and B within a predetermined angle range. When the user selects an operation mode of the control box 2 and operates the controller, the controller 95 performs initial lighting position information of the LED 132, brightness information of the LED, vibration intensity information of the vibration unit 122, and LED Operation data such as lighting pattern information is provided to the control unit 63 of the main body 1.

The control unit 63 of the main body 1 drives the LED 132 and the motor driver 64 based on the operation data applied from the controller 95. That is, the controller 63 sequentially turns on the LEDs 132 from the LEDs 132a on the left side to the LEDs 132b on the right side, and again located on the left side of the LEDs 132b on the right side. The LED 132 is sequentially turned on to the LED 132a side. Then, this operation is repeatedly performed. Then, the pupils A and B of the user look at the turned on LED 132, and thus the pupils A and B repeatedly reciprocate the sections A1 to A2 and B1 to B2, respectively. In addition, the controller 63 drives the vibrator 122 through the motor driver 64 in synchronization with the LED driving operation to apply a physical stimulus to the left and right body parts of the user.

In addition, the controller 95 in the above operating state through the speaker 30 or the earphone 4 to guide voice, for example, a voice signal for treating the psychotic symptoms of the user, such as "recall the memory you want to forget" Will print. In addition, as described above, the controller 95 synchronizes with the motor driving signal applied from the main body 1 through the wire jack 26, that is, the LED 132a in which the control unit 63 of the main body 1 is disposed at both ends. When the LED 132b is turned on, the beep sound is output through the earphone 4 and the vibration pad 5 is driven to apply a physical stimulus to the left and right sides of the user's body. Of course, in this case, the output of the beep sound and the driving of the vibration unit 122 or the vibration pad 5 may be selectively used by the user using the menu key 22 and the selection key 25 of the control box 2. .

The driving of the vibrator 122 or the vibrating pad 5 is made in synchronization with the driving of the LED 132. That is, the controller 63 and the controller 95 drive the vibrator 122 and the vibration pad 5 corresponding to the left side of the user's body when the LED 132a positioned on the left side is turned on, and is located on the right side. When the LED 132b is turned on, the vibration unit 122 and the vibration pad 5 corresponding to the right side of the user's body are driven.

In addition, the control box 2 may provide a blinking sound such as a beep sound in accordance with the blinking operation of the LED 132 through the earphone 4 of the user. The provision of such a blinking sound provides a blinking sound through only the left earphone when the left LED 132a is turned on, and provides a blinking sound through only the right earphone when the right LED 132b is turned on.

In addition, it is also preferable to provide a separate meditation music, guide voice, etc. through the earphone (4) in addition to providing the flashing sound.

Meanwhile, in the device, the user looks at the LEDs 132 positioned in the left column with the left eye, and the LEDs 132 located in the right column with the right eye, so that the LED 132 is visible to both eyes of the user. A case where light points do not coincide with one may occur. When the focus positions of the LEDs 132 viewed by both eyes do not match in this way, two LEDs are shown in the eyes of the user, and in this state, when the user makes eye movements, dizziness, etc. May result.

In order to solve the above problem, a focus adjustment function is provided.

When the light emitted by the LED 132 appears in two images as shown in FIG. 13 while the user wears the main body 1 on the face, the user operates the control box 2 to select the focus adjustment mode. Done. The focus adjustment mode is selected using the menu key 22 and the selection key 25. When the focus adjustment mode is set, the user can execute the focus adjustment operation by using the direction keys 24. That is, when the focus adjustment mode is selected, the controller 95 and the control unit 63 set only the LEDs 132c corresponding to the center portions of the left and right columns on the substrate 131 in FIG. 14 to the lit state and switch to the focus adjustment mode.

When the user presses the direction key 24 of the control box 2 in the focus adjustment mode, each time the user presses the left or right direction key 24, the controller 95 and the controller 63 refer to the LED 132c. The LED 132 in the lit state is moved to the A side or the B side. When the left and right lighting states of the LEDs 132 mounted on the substrate 131 are moved in the A direction, the distance between the left and right LEDs is gradually reduced, so that the distance between the two phases visible to the user in FIG. 13 becomes gradually smaller. When the left and right lighting states of the LED 132 are moved in the B direction, the distance between the lit left and right LEDs is gradually increased, so that the distance between the two phases visible to the user in FIG. 13 is gradually increased. Therefore, the user can adjust and set the number of visible images as one through a method of operating the direction key 24 while the user wears the main body 1 on the face.

When the focus adjustment mode is finished, the controller 95 stores the lighting position information of the corresponding LED, and provides the position information of the stored LED to the main body 1 as the initial lighting position information of the LED during the subsequent operation of the main body. do.

On the other hand, even when the viewing point for the LED is set to one through the above method, when the user wears the main body 1 on the face, the visible LED as shown in Figure 15 according to the horizontal state between the main body 1 and both eyes Two light emitting points can be seen. In this state, the user rotates the front panel 13 coupled to the coupling member 112 from side to side with respect to the pivot 112b so that the visible light points can be matched to one.

In addition, after setting one light emitting point through the above method, the size of the visible light emitting point can be appropriately adjusted by rotating the coupling member 112 in the vertical direction with respect to the frame 11.

Of course, the above-described focus matching method has been described based on the case where the light emitting point is implemented using the LED 132, but this method may be applied to the same method even when a display such as an LCD is used as the front panel. However, in the case of using the display, the controller may move the pixel position on the display in which the light is displayed in the left and right directions whenever the user presses the direction key 24. In addition, in the case of using the display, instead of rotating the front panel 13 with respect to the coupling member 112, the user may use a direction key to move the pixel position on the display in the vertical direction.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the user can wear the main body according to the present invention on the face and can perform eye movement accurately and comfortably just by looking at the light displayed through the front panel.

In addition, since the vibration generating means is driven in synchronism with the drive of the front panel, the user can receive psychotherapy according to the bilateral brain stimulation method without the help of a doctor.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can be variously modified and implemented within the range which does not deviate from the technical idea of this invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the use of the main body 1 in combination with a separate control box 2 has been described. However, in addition to the specific one, a general personal computer or a cellular phone may be used as the control box 2. Can be implemented.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the structure for rotating and rotating the front panel 13 with respect to the frame 11 is not limited to a specific one, but any structure may be adopted and used.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the psychotherapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance when the main body 1 is viewed from the front in FIG. 1. FIG.

Figure 3 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the main body 1 when viewed from the rear in Figure 1;

4 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2.

5 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3.

6 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a drive circuit of the main body.

7 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the front of the control box 2 in FIG.

8 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the rear surface of the control box 2 in FIG.

9 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal circuit configuration of the control box 2;

10 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the vibration pad 5.

FIG. 11 is a view showing an arrangement of LEDs installed in the front panel 13 in FIG. 1.

12 is a view for explaining the operation of the psychotherapy apparatus according to the present invention.

13 to 15 are diagrams for explaining the operation of adjusting the focus of the light emitting point seen by the user's eyes.

Claims (8)

A front panel that provides a frame having a portion corresponding to the user's eyes, a mounting means for wearing the frame on the user's face, and a light emitting point coupled to the front of the frame and moved left and right with respect to the user's eyes. The main body is configured to include, And a control box for controlling the front panel operation, And the main body and the control box are electrically coupled through a wire. The method of claim 1, The front panel is a psychotherapy device, characterized in that rotatably coupled to the vertical direction with respect to the frame. The method of claim 1, The front panel is a psychotherapy device, characterized in that coupled to be rotated in the horizontal direction relative to the center portion of the frame. The method of claim 1, The main body is a psychotherapy device, characterized in that configured to further comprise a vibrating means on the portions corresponding to both sides of the user's face. The method of claim 1, The main body is a psychotherapy device, characterized in that further comprising an earphone for outputting a voice signal. The method of claim 1, Psychotherapy apparatus, characterized in that the front panel is a display. The method of claim 1, And a vibration generating means for stimulating the left and right body of the user, wherein the control box drives the vibration generating means in synchronization with the driving of the front panel. The method of claim 1, The front panel of the front panel is provided with a blocking plate, the blocking plate is characterized in that the rotatable coupling in the vertical direction with respect to the frame.

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