Psychological experts said: ＂robot prescription＂ helps to cure human psychological trauma and other problems

Yesterday, we mentioned that experts may prescribe "robot prescriptions" to soothe human loneliness. At present, some experts in human psychology say that partner robots can be used to treat mental diseases. She believes that partner robots can be used as psychological assistance for patients in practical medical plans.

 

Companion robot is a physical doll driven by artificial intelligence. The owner can not only play with it, but also talk with it. According to Psychology Today, Dr. Marian Brandon, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, believes that doctors may prescribe them as "stimulants" for mental disorders.

 

Dr. Brandon made this statement in a speech on mental health and psychology, in which she said that companion robots may also have a strong impact on society. She believes that the marriage rate and birth rate will decline, the degree of intimacy in the relationship will decline, and the number of social activities will also decrease.

 

But some people may think that companion robots are a way to solve psychological problems. Imagine: a lifelike robot designed by itself can completely realize any behavior you imagine. Its appearance, smell and sound are very lifelike.

 

Companion robots have appeared in the market. The popular "harmonious" companion robot, which is sold for about 7000 pounds, is manufactured by a technology company called Abyss Creation, which is located in California, the United States, and mainly produces high-end physical dolls.

 

"Harmony" is powered by an AI chip. Once you buy "Harmony Head", you can connect it to the APP, and the personality will be directly downloaded to the robot. There is even a new "X-mode" function that allows the APP to connect to the "Harmony" sense, which makes it more realistic to detect movement and direction.

 

The boss Matt McMullen explained: "It can tell whether it is lying down, it can tell whether it is shaking, and it can respond with voice and expression, which is better than we expected."

 

But not everyone believes that companion robots are a good way to solve psychological problems. Lily is a nurse who regularly helps clients with psychological disorders. She said: "You must first ask yourself why people go to psychotherapy. You may think it's all about spirit, but it's not true."

 

She believes that many people suffer from loneliness, depression and anxiety, or have recently experienced some losses in their lives, such as the death of their loved ones or divorce, and it is very dangerous to replace them with robots, and expresses that people need physical contact, sympathy and understanding from others.

 

Who would give the sad single a hug and say a few good words? Who will teach a shy person how to get out of his anxiety and how to talk with others so that one day he may find true love?

 

She said: "Of course not these companion robots. No one is an island. However, in the era of social media, we feel more isolated and lonely than ever before. This is not a problem that robots can solve. Replacing human experience with robots will only lead to the increase of these problems."

 

"This may be good news for those who have robot fetishism, but what about others?"

 

The rise of physical dolls has also caused other people's concern. Psychologists warn that companion robots may lead to an increase in robot dependence, which is just another way to express irrational behavior or addiction, and a feeling state that is unbearable under anesthesia, including but not limited to loneliness, shame, boredom and stress.

 

Previously, experts expressed their concern that the increasing popularity of companion robots might turn Japanese into "endangered species". In some regions of Japan, the increase in the ownership rate of physical dolls was related to the decline in the birth rate.