Therapy Assistant using Alexa

Abstract

We as humans tend to feel extreme emotions and if these emotions are not treated correctly these emotions can turn in to depression and anxiety. Moreover, pandemic and lockdowns have made us feel isolated from socializing with other people resulting an increase in cases of anxiety and depression. These cases can be felt untreated. This research aims to treat people with anxiety to some extent. We here discuss about psychological topics like CBT which stands for cognitive-behavioral therapy and DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) which are two types of talk therapy or psychotherapy and about their implementation in the world of information technology. We also discuss that can Alexa from Amazon be used as a platform to implement a voice assistant to treat anxiety at a personal level. It is very important to understand that anxiety and depression must be treated by a doctor and the implementation here is only to research the topics on personal level only.