Information processing system, information processing method, and program

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to assist a user in cognitive transformation.　This information processing system is characterized by being provided with: an event input unit (211) that causes a user to input an event in which a specific subjective view has occurred to the user; a thought input unit (212) that causes the user to input the user's thoughts about the event; a reason input unit (213) that causes the user to input the reasons for the thoughts; a counterevidence input unit (214) that causes the user to input counterevidence with respect to the thoughts; and an adaptive thought input unit (215) that causes the user to input adaptive thoughts that replace the thoughts.

Description

Information processing system, information processing method and program

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses support for cognitive behavioral therapy.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-153413

[0004] However, it is difficult to change the user's perception with the technique described in Patent Document 1.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and aims to provide a technology that can support cognitive transformation of a user.

[0006] The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problem is an information processing system comprising an event input unit that allows a user to input an event in which a specific subjectivity occurred to the user, a thought input unit that allows the user to input the user's thoughts about the event, a reason input unit that allows the user to input the reason for the thought, a refutation input unit that allows the user to input refutation of the thought, and an adaptive thought input unit that allows the user to input an adaptive thought that replaces the thought.

[0007] Other problems and solutions disclosed in this application will be made clear in the section on preferred embodiments of the invention and the drawings.

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to support cognitive transformation of a user.

[0009] It is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system. It is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a management server 2. It is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of a management server 2. It is a diagram explaining the operation of a management server 2. It is a diagram explaining the process of recording an event (S301). It is a diagram explaining the process of evaluating an event (S303).

[0010] <System Overview> An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

[0011] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an information processing system. The information processing system of this embodiment is configured to include a management server 2. The management server 2 is communicably connected to a user terminal 1 via a communication network. The communication network is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed using a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

[0012] The user terminal 1 is a computer operated by a user, and may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

[0013] The management server 2 may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

[0014] <Management Server> FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the management server 2. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may also be used. The management server 2 includes a CPU 201, memory 202, storage device 203, communication interface 204, input device 205, and output device 206. The storage device 203 stores various data and programs, and is, for example, a hard disk drive, solid state drive, or flash memory. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 3, and is, for example, an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone network, a wireless communication device for wireless communication, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, or an RS232C connector for serial communication. The input device 205 is, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, button, microphone, or the like for inputting data. The output device 206 is, for example, a display, printer, speaker, or the like for outputting data. Each functional unit of the management server 2 described below is realized by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it, and each storage unit of the management server 2 is realized as part of the storage area provided by the memory 202 and the storage device 203.

[0015] 3 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the management server 2. The management server 2 includes an event input unit 211, a thought input unit 212, a reason input unit 213, a refutation input unit 214, an adaptive thought input unit 215, an emotion input unit 216, a change input unit 217, a thought organization content providing unit 218, a summary input unit 219, a thought organization content storage unit 231, and a user input storage unit 232.

[0016] The event input unit 211 allows the user to input an event in which a specific subjective experience occurred. For example, when cognitive therapy for pain is performed, the specific subjective experience may be pain. The event input unit 211 may, for example, display an input form to the user, allowing the user to specifically enter an event in which the pain was severe.

[0017] The thought input unit 212 allows the user to input the user's thoughts about an event (what they were thinking). When an event occurs, the user can input the thoughts at the time, allowing the user to reaffirm what they were thinking when the event occurred. The thought input unit 212 may also allow the user to input thoughts about the event and emotions accepted by the emotion input unit 216, which will be described later. The thought input unit 212 allows the user to freely write, for example, by text input, what they would say to themselves or what they feel about the situation.

[0018] The basis input unit 213 allows the user to input the basis of the thought. The basis input unit 213 inquires as to why the user thought the thought accepted by the thought input unit 212. The basis input unit 213 can inquire as to whether the user has any objective facts or evidence.

[0019] The refutation input unit 214 allows the user to input evidence that refutes the belief. The refutation input unit 214 can ask the user if there are any facts that refutable the user's belief about the event, assuming that the user's belief about the event is wrong. The refutation input unit 214 may generate a message to assist the user in inputting the refutation. For example, the refutation input unit 214 can generate the message using a generator that uses a large-scale language model. For example, the refutation input unit 214 can generate an example of refutation by providing the large-scale language model with a prompt that includes an event, "When I was going down the stairs at the station to get on the train, my knees hurt so much that I couldn't walk," and an instruction to generate evidence that refuted the event. The system may also include a learning model storage unit that stores a learning model trained by machine learning using (keywords or phrases contained in) counterevidence and (keywords or phrases contained in) events input by other users as training data, and the counterevidence input unit 214 can provide the learning model with the keywords or phrases contained in the events to determine the keywords or phrases to be used in the counterevidence. The counterevidence input unit 214 can also provide the large-scale language model with a prompt that includes the determined keywords or phrases and an instruction to generate a counterevidence for the events using the keywords or phrases, thereby generating an example of the counterevidence.

[0020] The adaptive thinking input unit 215 allows the user to input an adaptive thinking to replace the thought. The adaptive thinking input unit 215 can ask the user what positive thinking can be done instead of the thought at the time of the event, based on the evidence and counter-evidence, and can ask the user to think positively, assuming that the thought at the time was not necessarily correct. The adaptive thinking input unit 215 displays the event received by the event input unit 211, the evidence received by the evidence input unit 213, and the counter-evidence received by the counter-evidence input unit 214, and allows the user to input an adaptive thinking.

[0021] The emotion input unit 216 allows the user to input the degree of the user's emotion regarding the event (first degree). The emotion may include at least one of sadness, anger, and anxiety. Other emotions may also be accepted. The emotion input unit 216 may accept the single emotion that the user felt most strongly when the event occurred. The degree (intensity) of the emotion can be accepted by displaying a numerical rating scale on the user terminal 1, for example, on which a numerical value from 0 to 100 is input in increments of 10. The emotion may also be input using an input method such as a VAS (Visual Analog Scale) or face marks.

[0022] The change input unit 217 allows the user to input the degree of emotion (second degree, hereinafter also referred to as emotional change) when adaptive thinking is achieved. The change input unit 217 can display the adaptive thought received by the adaptive thought input unit 215 and ask the user whether the degree of emotion is likely to change if the adaptive thought is thought. The emotional change (second degree) can also be input using, for example, a numerical evaluation scale. Note that the emotional change can also be input using input methods such as a VAS (Visual Analog Scale) or face marks.

[0023] The thought organization content storage unit 231 stores content for learning how to organize thoughts. The content can include, for example, text data, image data, video data, and audio data.

[0024] The thought organization content providing unit 218 can provide the content to the user after the event input unit has accepted an event and the thought input unit has accepted a thought, and allow the user to learn a method of organizing thoughts.

[0025] The summary input unit 219 allows the user to input a summary of the event. The summary can be what the user learned or what came to mind from the whole event.

[0026] The user input storage unit 232 stores information (hereinafter referred to as input information) including content received from a user. The input information may include information identifying the user (user ID), the update date of the input information, the event received by the event input unit 211, the emotion and its degree received by the emotion input unit 216, the thought received by the thought input unit 212, the summary received by the summary input unit 219, the reason received by the evidence input unit 213, the refutation received by the refutation input unit 214, the adaptive thought received by the adaptive thought input unit 215, and the second degree (emotion change) received by the change input unit 217. The input information stored in the user input storage unit 232 may be provided to a medical professional such as a doctor or nurse, may be available for later review by the user, or may be provided to another user designated by the user.

[0027] <Operation> FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the management server 2.

[0028] The management server 2 records events that have occurred to the user (S301), and then has the user study the thought organization method (S302). The management server 2 transmits content stored in the thought organization content storage unit 231 to the user terminal 1, and the user terminal 1 plays the content, allowing the user to study. The management server 2 has the user evaluate the events (S303).

[0029] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the process of recording an event (S301).

[0030] The event input unit 211 allows the user to enter an event (S3011). The event input unit 211 creates screen data for displaying a screen including an event input field, transmits the screen data to the user terminal 1, and can receive the event entered by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0031] Next, the emotion input unit 216 prompts the user to input the emotion regarding the event and its degree (S3012). The emotion input unit 216 can, for example, create screen data for displaying a screen including radio buttons (and other input fields) for selecting options for emotions the user may feel and a numerical scale for inputting the intensity of the emotion, and transmit this to the user terminal 1. The emotion input unit 216 can include in the screen data a display field for displaying the event, along with the radio buttons for selecting the emotion and the numerical scale for inputting the intensity of the emotion. The emotion input unit 216 can receive the emotion and its degree input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0032] Next, the thought input unit 212 prompts the user to enter their thoughts about the event and emotions (S3013). The thought input unit 212 can create screen data for displaying a screen including an input field for thoughts and transmit it to the user terminal 1. The thought input unit 212 can include in the screen data a display field for displaying an event, an emotion display field, and an emotion level display field, in addition to the input field for thoughts. The thought input unit 212 can receive thoughts input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0033] Next, the summary input unit 219 prompts the user to enter a summary of the event (S3014). The summary input unit 219 creates screen data for displaying a screen including a summary input field, transmits the screen data to the user terminal 1, and can receive the summary entered by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0034] The management server 2 can create input information including the events, emotions and their degrees, thoughts, and summary entered by the user as described above, as well as a user ID and date indicating the user, and register this information in the user input memory unit 232.

[0035] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the process of evaluating an event (S303).

[0036] The basis input unit 213 prompts the user to enter the basis of the thought (S3031). The basis input unit 213 can create screen data for displaying a screen including an input field for the basis (evidence) and transmit it to the user terminal 1. The basis input unit 213 can include in the screen data, in addition to the input field for the basis, a display field for displaying an event, a display field for displaying an emotion, and a display field for displaying the degree of the emotion. The basis input unit 213 can receive the basis input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0037] Next, the refutation input unit 214 prompts the user to input refutation of the belief (S3032). The refutation input unit 214 can create screen data for displaying a screen including an input field for the refutation and transmit it to the user terminal 1. The refutation input unit 214 can include in the screen data, in addition to the input field for the refutation, a display field for the event, a display field for the emotion and the degree of the emotion, and a display field for the basis of the belief. The refutation input unit 214 can receive the refutation input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0038] Next, the adaptive thinking input unit 215 prompts the user to enter an adaptive thought to replace the thought (S3033). The adaptive thinking input unit 215 can create screen data for displaying a screen including an input field for adaptive thoughts and send it to the user terminal 1. The adaptive thinking input unit 215 can include in the screen data, in addition to the input field for adaptive thoughts, a display field for displaying an event, a display field for displaying feelings about the event and a display field for the degree of those feelings, a display field for displaying the basis for the thought, and a display field for displaying refutation. The adaptive thinking input unit 215 can receive the adaptive thought input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0039] The change input unit 217 has the user input the degree of emotion (second degree) when adaptive thinking is achieved (S3034). The change input unit 217 can create screen data for displaying a screen including a numerical scale for inputting emotional changes and send it to the user terminal 1. The change input unit 217 can include in the screen data a display field for emotions and a display field for adaptive thinking, along with the numerical scale for inputting emotional changes. The change input unit 217 can receive the emotional changes input by the user from the user terminal 1.

[0040] The management server 2 can write the grounds, counter-evidence, adaptive thoughts, and emotional changes that the user has input in the above manner into the input information corresponding to the user ID indicating the user and the date.

[0041] As described above, the information processing system of this embodiment allows the user to input events, emotions and their levels, thoughts, summaries, evidence, counterarguments, adaptive thinking, and emotional changes, thereby supporting the user's cognitive transformation.

[0042] Although the present embodiment has been described above, the above embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention may be modified or improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention.

[0043] For example, in this embodiment, the management server 2 creates screen data including various input forms and sends it to the user terminal 1, but the user terminal 1 may store the screen data in advance and send the content entered into the screen data to the management server 2.

[0044] <Disclosures> The present disclosure also includes the following configurations. [Item 1] An information processing system comprising: an event input unit that allows a user to input an event that caused a specific subjective reaction in the user; a thought input unit that allows the user to input the user's thoughts about the event; a reason input unit that allows the user to input evidence for the thought; a refutation input unit that allows the user to input evidence to rebut the thought; and an adaptive thinking input unit that allows the user to input an adaptive thought to replace the thought. [Item 2] The information processing system according to Item 1, wherein the adaptive thinking input unit displays the event, the evidence, and the refutation, and allows the user to input the adaptive thought. [Item 3] The information processing system according to Item 1, comprising: an emotion input unit that allows the user to input a first degree of the user's emotion regarding the event; and a change input unit that allows the user to input a second degree of the emotion if the adaptive thought is achieved. [Item 4] The information processing system according to Item 3, wherein the emotions include at least one of sadness, anger, and anxiety. [Item 5] The information processing system according to Item 1, further comprising: a thought organization content storage unit that stores content for learning how to organize thoughts; and a thought organization content provision unit that provides the content to the user after the event input unit accepts the event and the thought input unit accepts the thought. [Item 6] An information processing method, wherein a computer executes the following steps: having the user input an event in which a specific subjectivity occurred, having the user input the user's thoughts about the event, having the user input the basis for the thoughts, having the user input evidence to the thoughts, and having the user input an adaptive thought to replace the thought.[Item 7] A program for causing a computer to execute the steps of: having a user input an event in which a specific subjectivity occurred; having the user input the user's thoughts about the event; having the user input the basis for the thoughts; having the user input evidence to refute the thoughts; and having the user input an adaptive thought to replace the thoughts.

[0045] 1 User terminal 2 Management server

Claims

1. An information processing system, comprising: an event input unit that causes a user to input an event in which a specific subjectivity has occurred to the user; a thought input unit that causes the user to input the user's thoughts about the event; a basis input unit that causes the user to input the basis of the thought; a counterevidence input unit that causes the user to input counterevidence to the thought; and an adaptive thinking input unit that causes the user to input adaptive thinking that replaces the thought.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the adaptive thinking input unit displays the event, the basis, and the counterevidence, and causes the user to input the adaptive thinking.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: an emotion input unit that causes the user to input a first degree of the user's emotion with respect to the event; and a change input unit that causes the user to input a second degree of the emotion when the adaptive thinking is enabled.

4. The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the emotion includes at least one of sadness, anger, and anxiety.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a thought organization content storage unit that stores content for learning a thought organization method; and a thought organization content providing unit that provides the content to the user after the event input unit receives the event and the thought input unit receives the thought.

6. An information processing method, wherein a computer executes: a step of causing a user to input an event in which a specific subjectivity has occurred to the user; a step of causing the user to input the user's thoughts about the event; a step of causing the user to input the basis of the thought; a step of causing the user to input counterevidence to the thought; and a step of causing the user to input adaptive thinking that replaces the thought.

7. A program for causing a computer to execute steps of causing a user to input an event in which a specific subjectivity has occurred to the user, causing the user to input the user's thoughts about the event, causing the user to input the basis of the thoughts, causing the user to input a counterargument to the thoughts, and causing the user to input adaptive thinking to replace the thoughts.

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